The Swit ch is a st ore- and- forward device t hat offers low lat ency for high- speed net working. The Swit ch is designed for workgroups, depart m ent s or backbone com put ing environm ent s for sm all businesses. Table 1 GS1100 Series Com parison Table PORT/SWITCH DETAILS GS1100-8HP GS1100-16...
1.3.1 Standalone Workgroup I n t his applicat ion, t he Swit ch is an ideal solut ion for sm all net works where rapid growt h can be expect ed in t he near fut ure. GS1100 Series User’s Guide...
A powered device ( PD) is a device such as an access point or a swit ch, t hat support s PoE ( Power over Et hernet ) so t hat it can receive power from anot her device t hrough a 10/ 100/ 1000 Mbps Et hernet port . GS1100 Series User’s Guide...
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PoE rem oves t he hassle of t rying t o find a nearby elect ric out let t o power up devices. Figure 4 Powered Device Exam ples GS1100 Series User’s Guide...
The front panel of t he Swit ch includes t he aut o- negot iat ing 10 Base-T/ 100 Base-TX/ 1000 Base-T RJ- 45 port s and t he LEDs. The GS1100- 24 has t wo m ini- GBI C port s. Refer t o Sect ion 2.2.3 on page 10 for m ore inform at ion. GS1100 Series User’s Guide...
I nsert t he t ransceiver int o t he slot wit h t he exposed sect ion of PCB board facing down. Press t he t ransceiver firm ly unt il it clicks int o place. GS1100 Series User’s Guide...
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Pull t he t ransceiver out of t he slot . Figure 8 Rem oving t he Fiber Opt ic Cables Figure 9 Opening t he Transceiver ’s Lat ch Exam ple Figure 10 Transceiver Rem oval Exam ple GS1100 Series User’s Guide...
The LED I ndicat ors give real- t im e inform at ion about t he st at us of t he Swit ch. The following t able provides descript ions of t he LEDs. Figure 11 Front Panel LEDs GS1100-8HP GS1100-16 GS1100-24 GS1100 Series User’s Guide...
2.3 Hardware Installation See t he following t able for a com parison of t he hardware inst allat ion m et hods of each GS1100 m odel: Table 4 GS1100 Series I nst allat ion Com parison Table MODEL FEATURE GS1100-8HP...
The Swit ch can be m ount ed on an EI A st andard size, 19- inch rack or in a wiring closet wit h ot her equipm ent . Follow t he st eps below t o m ount your Swit ch on a st andard EI A rack using a rack- m ount ing kit . GS1100 Series User’s Guide...
Posit ion a m ount ing bracket ( t hat is already at t ached t o t he Swit ch) on one side of t he rack, lining up t he t wo screw holes on t he bracket wit h t he screw holes on t he side of t he rack. GS1100 Series User’s Guide...
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Using a # 2 Philips screwdriver, inst all t he M5 flat head screws t hrough t he m ount ing bracket holes int o t he rack. Repeat st eps t o at t ach t he second m ount ing bracket on t he ot her side of t he rack. GS1100 Series User’s Guide...
• Check t hat t he Et hernet cables are connect ed properly and t hat you are using t he correct t ype of Et hernet cable. Cont act your local dist ribut or if t he problem persist s. GS1100 Series User’s Guide...
This result s in broadcast st orm s t hat will severely affect your net work perform ance. Make sure t here are no loops in your net work t opology. GS1100 Series User’s Guide...
ZyXEL. This warrant y shall not apply if t he pr oduct has been m odified, m isused, t am per ed w it h, dam aged by an act of God, or subj ect ed t o abnor m al w or king condit ions. GS1100 Series User’s Guide...
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Elect rical Equipm ent . I t m eans t hat used elect rical and elect ronic product s should not be m ixed w it h general wast e. Used elect rical and elect ronic equipm ent should be t reat ed separat ely. GS1100 Series User’s Guide...
5, 10 Energy Efficient Et hernet net work cable crossover st raight- t hrough Fault y cables Net work Cable Types FCC int erference st at em ent Non- st andard net work cables Front Panel GS1100 Series User’s Guide...
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St andalone Workgroup t ransceiver Mult iSource Agreem ent ( MSA) t ransceivers inst allat ion rem oval Troubleshoot ing I m proper Net work Cabling and Topology wall m ount ing warrant y not e GS1100 Series User’s Guide...
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