Intended Readers............................................................................................................................................................................ x

Typographical Conventions ............................................................................................................................................................................x

Notes, Notices, and Cautions ........................................................................................................................................................ xi

Safety Instructions........................................................................................................................................................................ xii

Safety Cautions ............................................................................................................................................................................................ xii

General Precautions for Rack-Mountable Products .................................................................................................................................... xiii

Lithium Battery Precaution.....................................................................................................................................................................xiv

Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge ..................................................................................................................................................xiv

Introduction......................................................................................................................................................1

Switch Description.....................................................................................................................................................................................1

Features...........................................................................................................................................................................................................2

Ports ................................................................................................................................................................................................................3

Front-Panel Components ...........................................................................................................................................................................4

LED Indicators................................................................................................................................................................................................4

Rear Panel Description ..............................................................................................................................................................................5

Side Panel Description...............................................................................................................................................................................6

Installation ........................................................................................................................................................7

Package Contents.......................................................................................................................................................................................7

Installation Guidelines ...............................................................................................................................................................................7

Installing the Switch without the Rack ......................................................................................................................................................8

Installing the Switch in a Rack ..................................................................................................................................................................9

Mounting the Switch in a Standard 19" Rack ..........................................................................................................................................10

Power On ......................................................................................................................................................................................................10

Power Failure...........................................................................................................................................................................................10

Installing the SFP ports............................................................................................................................................................................11

Connecting the Switch ...................................................................................................................................12

Switch to End Node .................................................................................................................................................................................12

Switch to Switch ......................................................................................................................................................................................12

Connecting To Network Backbone or Server ...............................................................................................................................................15

Introduction to Switch Management ...........................................................................................................16

Management Options...............................................................................................................................................................................16

Connecting the Console Port (RS-232 DCE)...........................................................................................................................................17

Managing the Switch for the First Time ..................................................................................................................................................18

Password Protection.................................................................................................................................................................................19

IP Address Assignment............................................................................................................................................................................22

Web-based Switch Configuration.................................................................................................................24

Introduction.................................................................................................................................................................................. 24

Logging onto the Web Manager....................................................................................................................................................................24

Web-based User Interface .............................................................................................................................................................................25

Areas of the User Interface ......................................................................................................................................................................25

Web Pages.....................................................................................................................................................................................................26

DGS-3200 Series Layer 2 Gigabit Ethernet Managed Switch