Chapter 1.
1.1. Overview
This smart switch series are high performance switches with RMT (Remote Management
Tool) for remote setting. The switches come with fast Ethernet ports that allow you to easily
expand your network by simply connecting computers or network devices to the switch.
Four switch models are discussed in this manual. 16 ports TX smart switch, 16 ports TX
with 1 port FX smart switch, 24 ports TX smart switch and 24 ports TX with 2 port FX
smart switch. The additional Fiber uplink interface is shared with one or two Ethernet ports.
RMT screens are similar for all switch models. We will use the model 16 ports TX with 1 port
FX smart switch as an example and show the screens for you.
The switch is easy to configure and maintain with the user-friendly Remote Management Tool
(RMT) using a unique RRCP (Realtek Remote Control Protocol) protocol. Since the RMT
does not use the IP protocol, the switch cannot be managed from the Internet.
In this user manual, the smart switch series will be referred to as the smart switch.
1.2. Main Features
The following lists the main features of the switch.
Independent per-port bandwidth control
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Bridging capability for 100/10Mbps segments
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Store-and-Forward forwarding scheme
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IEEE 802.3x flow-control support for full-duplex operation
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Back-pressure flow-control support for half-duplex operation
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All ports support Auto-MDI/MDI-X and auto-negotiation
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Supports up to 30 VLAN groups for port-based and IEEE 802.1Q tagged VLAN (the
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groups number is depended on your settings)
4 Trunking groups
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Quality of Service (QoS)
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Port mirroring
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1.3. Applications
The following figure shows a network application where the switch is used. In this example,
the switch connects the two networks (A and B) with high-speed access to a multimedia
server.
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