How To Use This Manual - GE -DS-242-POE User Manual

Power Over Ethernet
The PoE in-line power following the standard IEEE 802.3af makes the GE-DS-242-PoE
able to power on 24 PoE devices at a distance of up to 100 meters through the 4-pair
Cat 5/5e UTP wire.
Cost-effective solution with SNMP monitor for Network deployment
GE Security releases the cost-effective Managed Switch not only for catering to the
need of easy WEB-based management, but also the centralized SNMP application to
monitor the status of Switch and traffic per port. The key features are:
• WEB / SSL / Telnet
• 802.1Q / Q-in-Q VLAN
• Rapid Spanning Tree
• IGMP Snooping
• 802.1X Authentication / RADIUS
• Access Control List
• SNMP and 4 RMON groups

How to Use this Manual

This User Manual is structured as follows:
Section
INTRODUCTION
INSTALLATION
SWITCH MANAGEMENT
WEB CONFIGURATION
CONSOLE MANAGEMENT
COMMAND LINE
INTERFACE
SWITCH OPERATION
POWER OVER ETHERNET
OVERVIEW
TROUBLESHOOTING
APPENDIX A
GE-DS-242-PoE Managed Ethernet Switch User Manual
Section Content
Product description with features and specifications
Explains the functions of the Managed Switch, and how to physically
install the Managed Switch
Contains information about the software function of the Managed
Switch
Explains how to manage the Managed Switch by Web interface
Describes how to use the Console management interface
Explains how to manage the Managed Switch by Command Line
interface
Explains how to operate the Managed Switch
Introduces the IEEE 802.3af PoE standard and PoE provision of the
Managed Switch.
Explains how to troubleshoot the Managed Switch
Contains cable information for the Managed Switch
Chapter 1: Introduction
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