Chapter 2 Installation; Product Description - Planet GSD-800S User Manual

TThis section describes the functionalities of GSD-800S's components and guides how to
install it on the desktop or shelf. Basic knowledge of networking is assumed. Please read
this chapter completely before continuing.

2.1 Product Description

The PLANET GSD-800S provides 8 Gigabit Ethernet Switch ports. The PLANET GSD-800S
delivers eight ports worth of high-performance, feature-rich integrated Gigabit Ethernet
switching over traditional copper cabling. The GSD-800S is capable of smart functions,
such as VLAN, Port trunking and Prot mirroring. GSD-800S can be configured by out-of-
band channel via the console port (RS232) directly. Each port supports 10Mbps, 100Mbps,
and 1000Mbps as well as half/full mode and can be easily connected to corporate
backbones and servers.
2.1.1 Product Overview
PLANET GSD-800S is a gigabit Ethernet switch with 8 RJ-45 10/100/1000 Mbps ports
for high-speed network connectivity. GSD-800S can also automatically identify and
determine the correct transmission speed and half/full duplex mode of the attached
devices with its 8 ports. The Gigabit port can handle large amounts of data transmission
in a secure topology linking to a backbone or high-power servers.
This product also supports store-and-forward forwarding scheme to ensure low latency
and high data integrity, eliminates unnecessary traffic and relieves congestion on critical
network paths. With an intelligent address recognition algorithm, GSD-800S could
recognize up to 8K different MAC address and enables filtering and forwarding at full
wire speed.
2.1.2 GSD-800S Front Panel
2.1.3 LED Indicators
LED Color
PWR Green
1000 Green
100 Green
10 Green
Figure 2-1 shows the front panel of GSD-800S
Function
Light: Power on
Light: The port is operation at 1000Mbps speed
Light: The port is operation at 100Mbps speed
Light: The port is operation at 10Mbps speed
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