Introduction; Gigabit Ethernet Technology; Switch Description - D-Link DES-3528 Series Hardware Installation Manual

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xStack DES-3528/DES-3552 Series Layer 2 Managed Stackable Fast Ethernet Switch Hardware Installation Guide

Introduction

Gigabit Ethernet Technology

Switch Description

Features
Ports
Front-Panel Components
LED Indicators
Rear Panel Description
Side Panel Description
Gigabit Combo Ports
The DES-3528/DES-3552 Series are layer 2 Fast Ethernet switches and members of the D-Link xStack
Ranging from 10/100Mbps edge switches to core gigabit switches, the xStack
designed to provide a stacking architecture with fault tolerance, flexibility, port density, robust security and maximum
throughput with a user-friendly management interface for the networking professional.
The following manual describes the installation, maintenance and configurations concerning the xStack
DES-3528DC, DES-3528P, DES-3552 and DES-3552P switches. Please take note that if this device was purchased
outside of Europe, certain cosmetic differences between the actual switch and images in this document will be
apparent to the reader, such as the faceplate and the manual cover. The DES-3528/DES-3552 Series has already
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joined the xStack family for the European market and is soon to be xStack
made to the appearance of the device only and no configuration or internal hardware alterations occur.
NOTE: For the remainder of this manual, all versions of the DES-3528, DES-3528P, DES-
3528DC, DES-3552 and DES-3552P switches will be referred to as simply the Switch or the
DES-3528.
Gigabit Ethernet Technology
Gigabit Ethernet is an extension of IEEE 802.3 Ethernet utilizing the same packet structure, format, and support for full
duplex, flow control, and management objects, but with a tenfold increase in theoretical throughput over 100Mbps
Fast Ethernet and a one hundred-fold increase over 10Mbps Ethernet. Since it is compatible with all 10Mbps and
100Mbps Ethernet environments, Gigabit Ethernet provides a straightforward upgrade without wasting a company's
existing investment in hardware, software, and trained personnel.
The increased speed and extra bandwidth offered by Gigabit Ethernet are essential to coping with the network
bottlenecks that frequently develop as computers and their busses get faster and more users using applications that
generate more traffic. 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 sub networks.
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 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.
Switch Description
The DES-3528/DES-3552 Switch Series is equipped with unshielded twisted-pair (UTP) cable ports providing
dedicated 10 or 100 Mbps bandwidth. The Switch has 24/48 UTP ports and Auto MDI-X/MDI-II convertible ports that
can be used for uplinking to another switch. These ports can be used for connecting PCs, printers, servers, hubs,
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DES-3528,