In this User's Manual, "Switch" is used for FNSW- 1600S/2400S, “NovaSwitch” Ethernet Switch, where “switch” represent the third part switch. The term “port 16/24” or “port 12/20” represent port 16 or 12 of FNSW-1600S and port 24 or 20 of FNSW-2400S. protection against harmful PLANET’s 19”-range...
Thank you for purchasing a PLANET NOVASwitch series Ethernet Switches. Before continuing, please check the contents of the product package. This product package should contain the following items: One NOVASwitch Ethernet Switch One Power Cord Two Rack-Mounting Brackets with Attachment Screws This User’s Guide...
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2.1 Key Features Compliant with IEEE802.3 and 802.3u standards for 10Base-T / 100Base-TX/FX. 16-port/24-port Fast Ethernet Switch, pure 10/100Base- Wire-speed "Store-and-Forward" filtering/forwarding eliminates bad data packets with minimal delay 100Base-TX ports automatically sense and set optimal...
(rear) At the mean time, the RJ- 45 port of #16/24 will being disabled. The Half-/Full-Duplex is selectable by the DIP-switch on the module. Please refer to the installation guide of the extension module for more. 2.2.2 Cabling...
Table A: Supported port list 2.2.3 MDI Switch Each numbered port of the Switch are MDI-X port, you can direct use straight cable for the connection to your end nodes. However, port 12/20 is with one push button. To push the button to convert the port to MDI-II port for direct hub cascade.
2.3 The Rear Panel Figure 2: Rear View of the Switch 2.3.1 Extension Slot The Switch port 16/24 can be a 100Base-FX switching port as the extension module installed. As the module installed, the port 16/24 on the front panel will be disabled.
2.3.4 RS-232 Console The RS-232 console helps to manage the Switch. Please use the cable with the package. Attach one end to the switch and the other to your PC’s COM1 or COM2. Then startup your console program like Windows Hyper Terminal, or ProCOMM with parameter: 19200, n, 8, 1.
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However, the Console port will helps to have more setting to your Switch. To get the best use of the Switch, many things need to be considered first. See Chapter 5 for details.
Supply) for your device. It will prevent you from network data loss or network downtime. 2. In some area, installing a surge suppression device may also help to protect your hub from being damaged by unregulated surge or current to the Switch or the power adapter. PLANET NOVASwitch series...
4. CONSOLE CONFIGURATION On the rear panel, there is one console port for configuring the switch. The attached cable in the packing box is used to connect to PC’s RS232C port (COM1, or COM2). Following the instructions below to configure the switch.
(1) Trunking (2) VLAN Setting (3) Exit >> Purpose: Set up the TRUNKING or VLAN Group Be noted: the Switch support either TRUNKING or VLAN. As soon as one is enabled, it also means the other is turned off at the mean time.
: 3, 7, 11, 15, 19, 23 : 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24 Once trunk-port enabled, your are free to connect the Switch to any 3 party’s standard switch with two links or four links without fears of network looping. The trunks will two or four times the bandwidth between the Switch to the connected switch.
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Toggle Group(1~4) to add/remove (5)Update VLAN setting >>4 Toggle Group(1~4) to add/remove (5)Update VLAN setting >>5 With the setting below, the Switch will separate port 1 to port 4 into 4 VLANs, i.e. those ports can not reach each other. However, they can still access port 5 without problem.
01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 AutoN BackP Pause SWITCH in 1-VLAN mode Any key to quit!! Purpose: Display the Port Status group AutoN for “Auto-Negotiaion”, BackP for “Back Pressure”, half-duplex...
Select (1)Port Mode (2)Pause (3)Back Pressure>>2 Select Pause in FDX (1)Enable (2)Disable>>1 PAUSE frame is used while the devices that connect to the Switch runs in Full-duple mode. In full-duplex mode, once the Switch can not handle the incoming packets, the Switch send out the PAUSE frame to warn the device hold the transmission.
Set up the Factory default value, the system will be Auto Reboot 4.6 Redundant Link Setting Entry: Select “5” from < Console Manu> Redundant Link on Port-20/Port-19(19 is Backup link) (1)Enable (2)Disable >>1 Purpose: Set up Redundant Link. So the backup line enabled once the primary line is absent.
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5. OPTIMIZING CONFIGURATION 5.1 Prior to Installation Before installing the Switch and connecting network devices, it is important to plan the new network layout. Consider: Dedicated Bandwidth: hardware can improve if they have their own direct connection with dedicated 10 or 100Mbps bandwidth.
1 Class-II Repeater 205m 2 Class-II Repeaters NOTES: 1) "DTE" is an end-station such as a PC or switch port 2) Copper+Fiber assumes the max. Copper length is used 3) "Repeater" is a standard hub, NOT a Switch. 4) Half-/Full-Duplex. Fiber's distance depends on mode.
This 6-byte ID is called the MAC (Media Access Control) Address. Every Ethernet data packet includes both source and destination addresses. The Switch can automatically learn and store up to 2K MAC addresses. The MAC address table is volatile: it disappears when the switch is powered off or reset.
5.6 Sample Application The optimal application for the Switch, no matter with the extension module or not, is as a "big pipe" backbone interconnecting file servers with bandwidth-hungry workgroups, departments, and offices. In the figure, the first FNSW-2400S links to another switch‘s Uplink (MDI-II) port, some ports connect to 100Mbps Workstations, and attached to file servers at 200Mbps.
4 Check that the attached device is not set to HECKPOINT dedicated full-duplex. (Some devices use a physical or software switch to change duplex modes. Auto-negotiation may not recognize this type of full-duplex setting. After setting the DIP-switch of the 100Base-FX...
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8. RJ-45 PIN ASSIGNMENT Numbered Ports (MDI-X port) Input Receive Data + Input Receive Data - Output Transmit Data+ Input Receive Data + Output Transmit Data- 4,5,7,8 Not used Schematics for both straight and crossover twisted-pair cable are shown below. (Note that crossover cable is only required if you cascade hubs via the RJ-45 station ports;...
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