Introduction; Switch Description - D-Link DGS-3427 User Manual

Introduction

Ethernet Technology

Switch Description

Features
Ports
Front-Panel Components
Side Panel Description
Rear Panel Description
Gigabit Combo Ports
Ethernet Technology
Fast Ethernet Technology
The DGS-3400 Gigabit Ethernet switches are members of the D-Link xStack family. Ranging from 10/100Mbps edge
switches to core gigabit switches, the xStack switch family has been future-proof designed to deliver a system with fault
tolerance, flexibility, port density, robust security and maximum throughput with a user-friendly management interface for
the networking professional.
This manual describes the installation, maintenance and configurations concerning members of the xStack DGS-3400
Switch Series. These switches include: the DGS-3426, DGS-3427 and the DGS-3450. The DGS-3400 Series switches are
similar in configurations and basic hardware and consequentially, most of the information in this manual will be universal
to the whole xStack DGS-3400 Series. Corresponding screen pictures of the web manager may be taken from any one of
these switches but the configuration will be identical, except for varying port counts.
Switch Description
D-Link's next-generation xStack DGS-3400 series switches are high port-density stackable switches that combine the
ultimate performance with fault tolerance, security, management functions with flexibility and ease-of-use. All these
features, typically found in the more expensive chassis-based solutions, are available from the xStack DGS-3400 switch
series at the price of a stackable switch!
All xStack DGS-3400 Series switches have some combination of 1000BASE-T ports, SFP ports and 10-Gigabit ports that
may be used in uplinking various network devices to the Switch, including PCs, hubs and other switches to provide a
gigabit Ethernet uplink in full-duplex mode. The SFP (Small Form Factor Portable) combo ports are used with fiber-optical
transceiver cabling in order to uplink various other networking devices for a gigabit link that may span great distances.
These SFP ports support full-duplex transmissions, have auto-negotiation and can be used with DEM-310GT (1000BASE-
LX), DEM-311GT (1000BASE-SX), DEM-314GT (1000BASE-LH) and DEM-315GT (1000BASE-ZX) transceivers. The
rear panel of the DGS-3400 Series Switches include spaces for optional single-port module inserts for single port 10GE
XFP or 10GBASE-CX4 modules used for backbone uplink or STACKING connection to another xStack DGS-3400 Series
Switch.
xStack DGS-3400 Series Fast Ethernet Switch
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