This guide discusses how to install your freeConnect Smart G2400. 1.2 Terms/Usage In this guide, the term “Switch” (first letter upper case) refers to your freeConnect Smart G2400, and “switch” (first letter lower case) refers to Ethernet switches in general.
2 Introduction This chapter describes the features of the freeConnect Smart G2400 and some background information about Ethernet/Fast Ethernet/Gigabit Ethernet switching technology. 2.1 Gigabit Ethernet Technology Gigabit Ethernet is an extension of IEEE 802.3 Ethernet utilizing the same packet structure, format,...
Smart G2400 User’s Manual Cost Reduction: VLANs can be used to create multiple broadcast domains, thus eliminating the need of expensive routers. Port-based (or port-group) VLAN is the common method of implementing a VLAN, and is the one supplied in the Switch.
Leave at least 4” (10cm) of space at the front and rear of the Switch for ventilation. • Install the Switch on a sturdy, level surface that can support its weight, or in an EIA standard-size equipment rack. For information on rack installation, see the next section, Rack Mounting.
The Switch uses an AC power supply operating at 100-240V AC, 50-60 Hz. The power switch is located at the rear of the unit adjacent to the AC power connector and the system fan. The switch’s power supply will adjust to the local power source automatically and the unit can be turned on any...
“plug and play” capability, you just need to plug the network cable into the Switch and don’t need to worry if the end node is a computer, switch, or other network device. These two ports can operate in half-duplex mode for 10/100Mbps and full-duplex mode for 10/100/1000Mbps.
5.1 Power and System LEDs Power: Power Indicator On: The Switch is receiving power. Off: The Switch is not receiving power or the power cord has an improper connection. System: CPU Indicator Flashing: The CPU is working. On: The CPU is idling.
Once the Switches have been discovered, double-click on an entry, or select a switch and click the “Add to monitor list” button to move a Switch from the Discovery List to the Monitor List.
Gateway: The Gateway of the device. 6.3 Monitor List To monitor a Switch, it needs to be added to the Monitor List. You will be able to manage and view trap events for the Switches in this list. System word definitions in the Monitor List: •...
Trap IP and Trap Events in the Web browser, which are available in the Trap Setting Menu. Refer to the appropriate section for details. Add Item: Allows you to add a Switch to the Monitor List manually by entering the IP Address of the device that you want to monitor.
In the “Help” tab, the About option displays the current version of the Web Management Utility. 6.6 Configuring the Switch The freeConnect Smart G2400 has a web interface to allow for easy configuration of the Switch. A network administrator can manage and monitor the switch from anywhere on the LAN. This section...
Device status 6.7 Login Before you access the web interface, note that you must be connected to the Switch via a network connection, and your computer must be on the same IP subnet as the switch. For example, since the default network address of the default IP address of the Web Smart Switch is 192.168.0.1, then the...
6.8 Main Menu The main menu on the left side of the screen (Figure 16) has the following options: Port Settings, VLAN Settings, Trunk Setting, Mirror Setting, Device Status, Statistic, System Settings, Trap Setting, Password Setting, Backup Setting, Reset Setting. Click on the item that you want to configure to open the respective window.
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Disable shuts down the port. Flow Control: This setting determines whether or not the Switch will handle flow control. Select Enable to avoid data transfer overflows. Select Disable to turn off flow control. When the port is set to forced mode, the flow control will automatically be set to Disable.
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24 Gbps of bandwidth in full duplex mode. Note: Trunking will only work if the ports are connected to similarly trunked ports on another Switch. There are three groups of ports that can be trunked together. Figure 19: VLAN Setting Page...
Smart G2400 User’s Manual Group 1: Ports 1, 2, 3, 4 Group 2: Ports 9, 10, 11, 12 Group 3: Ports 17, 18, 19, 20 For each group, you can select either to disable trunking, trunk only the first two ports in the group, or trunk all four ports in the group.
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Restore Setting. 6.10.1 Device Status The Device Status page displays the current status of the device (Figure 23). The screen shows the current System Status, Port Status, VLAN Status, Trunk Status and Mirror Status. Click “Refresh” when you need to refresh the information.
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Smart G2400 User’s Manual Figure 23: Device Status Page 6.10.2 Statistics The Statistics Page shows the current packet transmission counters for each port (Figure 24). Clicking on a port number will display detailed statistics for the port (Figure 25).
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The System Setting page (Figure 26) allows you to change the System Name, Location Name, Login Timeout, and the IP Address, Subnet Mask and Gateway of the Switch. Through the Web Management Utility, you can differentiate between multiple Switches by using the System Name and Location Name.
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Figure 26: System Setting Page 6.10.4 Trap Setting The Trap Setting page (Figure 27) allows the device to monitor for events on the Switch, and send an Event Trap to a computer on the network, which can be viewed and received using the Web Management Utility described earlier in the manual.
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The Factory Reset page (Figure 30) allows you to reset the Switch back to its factory default settings. Note that all of the settings of the Switch will be reset, and the IP address of the device will be set to...
Smart G2400 User’s Manual Figure 30: Reset Setting 6.11 Logout Selecting this option will log you of the web interface (Figure 31). Figure 31: Logout...
7 Technical Specifications General Standards Protocol Data Transfer Rate Topology Network Cables Number of Ports Physical and Environmental AC Input Power Consumption Temperature Humidity Dimensions (W x D x H) Safety Performance Transmit Method: Filtering Address Table: Packet Filtering/Forwarding Rate MAC Address Learning RAM Buffer IEEE 802.3 10BASE-T Ethernet...
Smart G2400 User’s Manual 8 Certifications This equipment has been tested and found to comply with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference (2) This device must accept any interference received. Including interference that may cause undesired operation.
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