ZyXEL Communications ES1100 Series User manual

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ES1100 Series
8/16/24 Port Unmanaged Fast Ethernet Switch
With PoE/GbE Option
IMPORTANT!
READ CAREFULLY
BEFORE USE.
Copyright © 2012
ZyXEL Communications Corporation
Version 1.00
Edition 4, 03/2012

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IMPORTANT!
READ CAREFULLY BEFORE USE.
KEEP THIS GUIDE FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.
Graphics in this book may differ slightly from the product due to differences in operating systems,
operating system versions, or if you installed updated firmware/software for your device. Every
effort has been made to ensure that the information in this manual is accurate.

Table of Contents
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents .................................................................................................................................3
Chapter 1
Getting to Know Your Switch...............................................................................................................5
1.1 Overview .............................................................................................................................................5
1.2 Features ..............................................................................................................................................6
1.3 Applications .........................................................................................................................................7
1.3.1 Standalone Workgroup ..............................................................................................................7
1.3.2 Bridging .....................................................................................................................................7
1.4 Power Over Ethernet (PoE) ................................................................................................................8
Chapter 2
Hardware Description and Connection ..............................................................................................9
2.1 Rear Panel .......................................................................................................................................9
2.1.1 Rear Panel Power Connection ................................................................................................10
2.2 Front Panel ........................................................................................................................................10
2.2.1 RJ-45 Auto-negotiating Ports ..................................................................................................10
2.2.2 IEEE 802.3az EEE (for ES1100-8P/16/16P/24/24E) ...............................................................10
2.2.3 Front Panel Connections .........................................................................................................11
2.2.4 Front Panel LEDs ....................................................................................................................11
2.3 Hardware Installation ........................................................................................................................13
2.3.1 Wall Mounting (for ES1100-8P/16/16P/24E) ...........................................................................13
2.3.2 Rack Mounting .........................................................................................................................14
2.3.3 Mounting the Switch on a Rack ...............................................................................................16
Chapter 3
Troubleshooting..................................................................................................................................17
3.1 Improper Network Cabling and Topology ..........................................................................................18
Appendix A Legal Information............................................................................................................19
Index ....................................................................................................................................................23

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CHAPTER 1
Getting to Know Your Switch
1.1 Overview
This User’s Guide covers the following models: ES1100-8P, ES1100-16, ES1100-16P, ES1100-24,
ES1100-24E, and ES1100-24G. The Switch can be used to build high-performance switched
workgroup networks.
Table 1 ES1100 Series Comparison Table
PORT/SWITCH DETAILS ES1100-8P ES1100-16 ES1100-16P ES1100-24 ES1100-24E ES1100-24G
16 10/100Base-TX Ethernet
ports
24 10/100Base-TX Ethernet
ports
8 10/100Base-TX Ethernet ports
(including 4 FE PoE ports)
16 10/100Base-TX Ethernet
ports
(including 8 FE PoE ports)
2 dual-personality GbE ports
IEEE 802.3az ON/OFF switch
Power ON/OFF switch

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Figure 1 Front Panel
The Switch has a built-in algorithm that automatically assigns priority to received packets.
1.2 Features
The following are the essential features of the Switch.
• Conforms to IEEE 802.3, 802.3u, and 802.3x standards.
• Conforms to IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3z standards (only ES1100-24G).
• ES1100-8P and ES1100-16P support IEEE 802.3af PoE standard.
• 10/100 Mbps Fast Ethernet RJ-45 ports.
• 10/100/1000 Mbps Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) RJ-45 ports (only ES1100-24G)
• ES1100-24G supports both 100M and 1G fiber connection.
• Auto-negotiating Ethernet RJ-45 ports (ES1100-8P and ES1100-16P include FE PoE ports).
ES1100-8P
ES1100-16
ES1100-16P
ES1100-24
ES1100-24E
ES1100-24G

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• Auto-sensing crossover for all RJ-45 ports.
• Supports N-Way protocol for speed (10/100/1000 Mbps) and duplex mode (Half/Full) auto-
detection.
• Supports store-and-forward switching.
• Supports automatic address learning.
• Full wire speed forwarding rate.
• 802.1p CoS support.
• Link-on cable length power saving and link-down power saving.
• Supports IEEE 802.3az EEE (only ES1100-8P, ES1100-16, ES1100-16P, ES1100-24 and ES1100-
24E)
• Loop detection (only ES1100-16/24/24E)
• Jumbo frame (only ES1100-16/24/24E/24G)
• Embedded MAC address table providing MAC addresses entries (ES1100-16, ES1100-16P,
ES1100-24, ES1100-24E and ES1100-24G provide 8K; ES1100-8P provides 1K).
1.3 Applications
This section provides two network topology examples in which the Switch is used.
1.3.1 Standalone Workgroup
In this application, the Switch is an ideal solution for small networks where rapid growth can be
expected in the near future.
The Switch can be used standalone for a group of heavy traffic users. You can connect computers
directly to the Switch’s port or connect other switches to the Switch.
In this example, all computers can share high-speed applications on the server. To expand the
network, simply add more networking devices such as switches, routers, computers, print servers
etc.
Figure 2 Standalone Workgroup Example
1.3.2 Bridging
With its large address table and high performance, the Switch is an ideal solution for department
networks to connect to the corporate backbone or for connecting network segments.

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The following figure depicts a typical segment bridge application of the Switch in an enterprise
environment. The two networks (RD and Sales), the standalone server and the computers can all
communicate with each other and share all network resources.
Figure 3 Bridging Example
1.4 Power Over Ethernet (PoE)
The PoE function is available for ES1100-8P and ES1100-16P only.
ES1100-8P and ES1100-16P has FE PoE ports and supports IEEE 802.3af Power over Ethernet
(PoE). Ports 1 to 4 on the ES1100-8P and ports 1 to 8 on the ES1100-16P can supply power of up
to 15.4W per Ethernet port.
A powered device (PD) is a device such as an access point or a switch, that supports PoE (Power
over Ethernet) so that it can receive power from another device through a 10/100Mbps Ethernet
port.
In the figure below, the IP camera and IP phone get their power directly from the Switch. Aside
from minimizing the need for cables and wires, PoE removes the hassle of trying to find a nearby
electric outlet to power up devices.
Figure 4 Powered Device Examples

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CHAPTER 2
Hardware Description and Connection
2.1 Rear Panel
The three-pronged power receptacle is located on the rear panel of the Switch. Refer to the power
supply requirements on the panel.
Figure 5 Rear Panel
ES1100-8P
ES1100-16
ES1100-16P
ES1100-24
ES1100-24E
ES1100-24G

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2.1.1 Rear Panel Power Connection
Connect one end of the supplied power cord to the power receptacle on the back of the Switch and
the other end to the appropriate power source.
For ES1100-8P, ES1100-16, ES1100-16P and ES1100-24E, use the POWER ON/OFF switch to
have the Switch power on or off.
2.2 Front Panel
The front panel of the Switch includes the auto-negotiating 10 Base-T/100 Base-TX RJ-45 ports and
the LEDs. Only the ES1100-24G’s front panel provides the 10 Base-T/100 Base-TX/1000 Base-T RJ-
45 ports with shared 100M/1G mini-GBIC open slots.
2.2.1 RJ-45 Auto-negotiating Ports
All the RJ-45 ports in the ES1100 series are auto-negotiating and auto-crossover.
An auto-negotiating port can detect and adjust to the optimum Ethernet speed (10/100/1000
Mbps) and duplex mode (full duplex or half duplex) of the connected device.
An auto-crossover (auto-MDI/MDI-X) port automatically works with a straight-through or crossover
Ethernet cable.
2.2.2 IEEE 802.3az EEE (for ES1100-8P/16/16P/24/24E)
The Switch supports the IEEE 802.3az EEE (Energy Efficient Ethernet) standard to help reduce
power consumption. This allows the Switch to go into power saving mode and switch off part of
receive and transmit circuitry when it is not transmitting or receiving data through an Ethernet
connection.
An EEE-enabled device initiates Low Power Idle (LPI) signals to negotiate and wake up the remote
device when there is data to be transmitted. To use EEE, both devices should be EEE compliant.
EEE is configured on a per-system basis in the Switch. If one of the networking devices that
connect to the Switch doesn't support EEE, EEE may not work in the Switch to save power.
The EEE feature is enabled by default on the ES1100-16, ES1100-24 and ES1100-24E. Press in the
IEEE 802.3az EEE ON/OFF button on the ES1100-8P and ES1100-16P front panel to turn on the
EEE feature. Disable it if the remote side doesn't support it or you don't want the network
performance to be impacted due to the latency from the additional time required for the sleep and
wake transition.

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2.2.3 Front Panel Connections
You can use unshielded twisted pair (UTP) or shielded twisted-pair (STP) Ethernet cables for RJ-45
ports. The following table describes the types of network cable used for the different connection
speeds.
You can use either crossover or straight-through cables for all the ports.
2.2.4 Front Panel LEDs
The LED Indicators give real-time information about the status of the Switch. The following tables
provide descriptions of the LEDs.
Figure 6 LEDs for ES1100-16/24/24E
The following table describes the LEDs.
Table 2 Network Cable Types
SPEED NETWORK CABLE TYPE
10 Mbps Category 3, 4 or 5 UTP/STP
100 Mbps Category 5 UTP/STP
1000 Mbps Category 5e UTP/STP
Table 3 LED Descriptions for ES1100-16/24/24E
LED COLOR STATUS DESCRIPTION
PWR Green On The Switch is on and receiving power.
Off The Switch is not receiving power.
LINK/ACT Green On The port is connected to an Ethernet network at 10M or 100M speed.
Blinking
(Normal) The port is receiving or transmitting data.
Blinking
(Slow) The Ethernet network link is down due to loop detection.
Off The port is not connected to an Ethernet network.
ES1100-16 ES1100-24 ES1100-24E

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Figure 7 LEDs for ES1100-8P/16P
The following table describes the LEDs.
Figure 8 LEDs for ES1100-24G
The following table describes the LEDs.
Table 4 LED Descriptions for ES1100-8P/16P
LED COLOR STATUS DESCRIPTION
PWR Green On The Switch is on and receiving power.
Off The Switch is not receiving power.
LINK/ACT Green On The port is connected to an Ethernet network at 10M or 100M speed.
Off The port is not connected to an Ethernet network.
PoE Green On Power is supplied to the FE PoE port.
Off Power is not supplied to the FE PoE port.
Table 5 LED Descriptions for ES1100-24G
LED COLOR STATUS DESCRIPTION
PWR Green On The Switch is on and receiving power.
Off The Switch is not receiving power.
LINK/ACT Green On The port is connected to an Ethernet network at 10M or 100M speed.
Blinking The port is receiving or transmitting data.
Off The port is not connected to an Ethernet network.
ES1100-8P ES1100-16P
ES1100-24G

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2.3 Hardware Installation
See the following table for a comparison of the hardware installation methods of each ES1100
model:
Table 6 ES1100 Series Installation Comparison Table
Note: Ask an authorized technician to attach the Switch to the rack/wall.
For ES1100-8P/16/16P/24E, you can place the Switch directly on top of your desk or have it rack-
mounted. For ES1100-24/24G, the size is suitable for rack-mounting and you can refer to Section
2.3.2 on page 14 for instruction. Take note of the following:
• The Switch should have a minimum 25 mm space around it for ventilation.
• The Switch should be placed in a desk that has a level surface and that is able to support the
weight of the Switch.
To start using it, simply connect the power cables and turn on the Switch.
2.3.1 Wall Mounting (for ES1100-8P/16/16P/24E)
Do the following to attach your Switch to a wall.
LINK/ACT
(Gigabit
Ethernet)
Green On 1000: The 1000Base-T Ethernet port is connected to an Ethernet
network at 1000M speed.
100: The 10/100Base-TX Ethernet port is connected to an Ethernet
network at 10M or 100M speed.
Blinking The port is receiving or transmitting data.
Off The port is not connected to an Ethernet network.
LINK/ACT
(Mini-GBIC) Green On 1000: The 1000M fiber connection port is connected at 1000M speed.
100: The 100M fiber connection port is connected at 100M speed.
Blinking The port is receiving or transmitting data.
Off The port is not connected to an Ethernet network.
Table 5 LED Descriptions for ES1100-24G (continued)
LED COLOR STATUS DESCRIPTION
MODEL FEATURE ES1100-8P ES1100-16 ES1100-16P ES1100-24 ES1100-24E ES1100-24G
Desktop Device
Wall-mountable
Rack-mountable

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See Table 7 on page 14 for how far apart to place the screws.
1Screw the two screws provided with your Switch into the wall (see the figure in step 2). Use screws
with 6 mm ~ 8 mm (0.24" ~ 0.31") wide heads. Do not screw the screws all the way in to the wall;
leave a small gap between the head of the screw and the wall.
The gap must be big enough for the screw heads to slide into the screw slots and the connection
cables to run down the back of the Switch.
Note: Make sure the screws are securely fixed to the wall and strong enough to hold the
weight of the Switch with the connection cables.
2Align the holes on the back of the Switch with the screws on the wall. Hang the Switch on the
screws.
The Switch should be wall-mounted horizontally. The Switch's side
panels with ventilation slots should not be facing up or down as this
position is less safe.
2.3.2 Rack Mounting
The Switch can be mounted on an EIA standard size, 19-inch rack or in a wiring closet with other
equipment. Follow the steps below to mount your Switch on a standard EIA rack using a rack-
mounting kit.
Rack-mounted Installation Requirements
• Two mounting brackets.
Table 7 Distance between the centers of the holes for wall mounting
MODEL DISTANCE
ES1100-8P and ES1100-16P 198 mm
ES1100-16 150 mm
ES1100-24E 210 mm

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• Eight M3 flat head screws and a #2 Philips screwdriver.
• Four M5 flat head screws and a #2 Philips screwdriver.
Failure to use the proper screws may damage the unit.
Precautions
• Make sure the rack will safely support the combined weight of all the equipment it contains.
• Make sure the position of the Switch does not make the rack unstable or top-heavy. Take all
necessary precautions to anchor the rack securely before installing the unit.
Attaching the Mounting Brackets to the Switch
1Position a mounting bracket on one side of the Switch, lining up the four screw holes on the bracket
with the screw holes on the side of the Switch.
Figure 9 Attaching the Mounting Brackets (ES1100-8P/16/16P/24E)
Figure 10 Attaching the Mounting Brackets (ES1100-24/24G)
2Using a #2 Philips screwdriver, install the M3 flat head screws through the mounting bracket holes
into the Switch.
3Repeat steps 1and 2to install the second mounting bracket on the other side of the Switch.
4You may now mount the Switch on a rack. Proceed to the next section.

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2.3.3 Mounting the Switch on a Rack
1Position a mounting bracket (that is already attached to the Switch) on one side of the rack, lining
up the two screw holes on the bracket with the screw holes on the side of the rack.
Figure 11 Mounting the Switch on a Rack (ES1100-8P/16/16P/24E)
Figure 12 Mounting the Switch on a Rack (ES1100-24/24G)
2Using a #2 Philips screwdriver, install the M5 flat head screws through the mounting bracket holes
into the rack.
3Repeat steps 1and 2to attach the second mounting bracket on the other side of the rack.

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CHAPTER 3
Troubleshooting
This section describes common problems you may encounter with the Switch and possible
solutions.
Troubleshoot the Switch using the LEDs to detect problems.
The PWR LED on the front panel does not light up.
• Check the connections from your Switch to the power source. Make sure you are using the
supplied power cord and that you are using an appropriate power source. Refer to the product
specifications.
• Make sure the power source is turned on and that the Switch is receiving sufficient power.
• If these steps fail to correct the problem, contact your local distributor for assistance.
The LINK/ACT LED does not light up when a device is connected.
• Verify that the attached device(s) is turned on and properly connected to your Switch.
• Make sure the network adapters are working on the attached devices.
• Verify that proper network cable type is used and its length does not exceed 100 meters. For
more information on network cable types, see Section 3.1 on page 18.
The PWR LED is off and/or power is not being supplied to my PoE-enabled device. (For
ES1100-8P and ES1100-16P)
• Check to see that the power cord is securely connected to the ES1100-8P/16P and an
appropriate power source. Make sure the power source is on and functioning properly.
• Check that the Ethernet cables are connected properly and that you are using the correct type of
Ethernet cable. Contact your local distributor if the problem persists.

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3.1 Improper Network Cabling and Topology
Improper network cabling or topology setup is a common cause of poor network performance or
even network failure.
Figure 13 Troubleshooting Improper Network Cabling and Topology
PROBLEM CORRECTIVE ACTION
Faulty cables Using faulty network cables may affect data rates and have an impact on your network
performance. Replace with new standard network cables.
Non-standard
network cables Non-standard cables may increase the number of network collisions and cause other network problems that affect your network performance. Refer to Section 2.2.3 on page 11
for more information on network cable types.
Cabling Length If you use longer cables than are needed, transmission quality may be affected.
The network cables should not be longer than the limit of 100 meters.
Too many hubs
between the
computers in
the network
Too many hubs (or repeaters) between the connected computers in the network may
increase the number of network collision or other network problems. Remove unnecessary
hubs from the network.
A loop in the
data path A data path loop forms when there is more than one path or route between two networked computers. This results in broadcast storms that will severely affect your network
performance. Make sure there are no loops in your network topology.

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APPENDIX A
Legal Information
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without notice. This publication is subject to change without notice.
Certifications
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Interference Statement
This device complies with Part 15 of FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
• This device may not cause harmful interference.
• This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause
undesired operations.
FCC Warning
This device has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital switch,
pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection
against harmful interference in a commercial environment. This device generates, uses, and can
radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction
manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this device 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 A product. In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in
which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.

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這是甲類的資訊產品，在居住的環境使用時，
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使用者會被要求採取某些適當的對策。
Notices
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material or workmanship for a specific period (the Warranty Period) from the date of purchase. The
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upon proof of purchase, should the product have indications of failure due to faulty workmanship
and/or materials, ZyXEL will, at its discretion, repair or replace the defective products or
components without charge for either parts or labor, and to whatever extent it shall deem
necessary to restore the product or components to proper operating condition. Any replacement
will consist of a new or re-manufactured functionally equivalent product of equal or higher value,
and will be solely at the discretion of ZyXEL. This warranty shall not apply if the product has been
modified, misused, tampered with, damaged by an act of God, or subjected to abnormal working
conditions.
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• Do NOT use this product near water, for example, in a wet basement or near a swimming pool.
• Do NOT expose your device to dampness, dust or corrosive liquids.