TigerStack SwitchReady ™ Multi-Segment Stackable Ethernet Hubs Unmatched Bandwidth Scalability for Ethernet Workgroups User Guide...
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UIDE SMC’ IGER TACK AMILY OF THERNET March 1997 Pub. # 900.166 Rev. A Standard Microsystems Corporation 80 Arkay Drive Hauppauge, New York 11788...
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All rights reserved. Printed in U.S.A. Trademarks: SMC and Standard Microsystems are registered trademarks; and TigerStack, TigerHub and EliteView are trademarks of Standard Microsystems Corporation. Other product and com- pany names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
TigerStack Hubs (excluding Power Supply and Fan) ..Limited Lifetime TigerStack Power Supply and Fan ......Five Years...
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STANDARD WARRANTY SERVICE: Standard warranty service for hardware products may be obtained by delivering the defective product, accompanied by a copy of the dated proof of purchase, to SMC’s Service Center or to an Authorized SMC Service Center during the applicable warranty period. Standard warranty service for software products may be obtained by telephoning SMC’s Service Center or an Authorized SMC Service Center, within the warranty period.
ABLE OF ONTENTS Compliances............About the Hubs..........Benefits .................. Features.................. Installing............Locating the Hub..............Equipment Checklist ............. Slide-in Modules..............Rack Mounting ..............Desktop or Shelf Mounting ..........Stacking.................. Connecting Power..............Connecting ............17 Making Network Connections ..........Connecting to Twisted-Pair Cabling........Connecting to Thin Coax Cabling ........
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ABLE OF ONTENTS List of Figures TigerStack 3312TA..............TigerStack 3326TA..............Removing the Screws............Attaching the Brackets ............Installing the Hub in a Rack ..........Attaching the Adhesive Feet ..........Stacking the Hubs ..............Power Connector on Rear of Hub ........
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ONTENTS 3326TA Front Panel LEDs ............. 3328T Front Panel LEDs............3328TELCO Front Panel LEDs ..........3306BC Front Panel LEDs ............. 3306FC Front Panel LEDs ............. RJ-45 Connector Pin Numbers..........25-Pair Telco Connector Pin Numbers......... List of Tables Crossover/Straight-Through Wiring Requirements....RJ-45 Fixed Crossover and Uplink Ports......
OMPLIANCES FCC A This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause interference to radio communications. It has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A computing device pursuant to Subpart B of Part 15 of FCC Rules, which are designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference when operated in a commercial environment.
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DO NOT PLUG A PHONE JACK CONNECTOR INTO ANY OF THE RJ-45 PORTS. THIS MAY DAMAGE THE DEVICE. KUN FOR DATA. MÅ IKKE KOPLES TIL TELEFONNETTVERKET. SÓLO PARA TRANSFERIR DATOS. NO ENCHUFAR EN LA LÍNEA TELEFÓNICA. LES RACCORDEURS NE SONT PAS UTILISÉ POUR LE SYSTÈME TÉLÉFONIQUE.
Stackable A single TigerStack hub supporting a small workgroup can be expanded to a stack of eight units with up to 224 ports. Since the entire stack is still counted as one logical repeater (one of the four repeater hops permitted between any pair of PCs), TigerStack hubs make it easier to configure the network.
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SNMP-based ™ manager. Easy to Install TigerStack hubs can be easily installed in a 19-inch equipment rack or on a desktop or shelf. Available in a Wide Range of Models TigerStack hubs are available with 10BASE-T ports for twisted-...
BOUT THE • TigerStack 3306FC — a two-segment hub with six dual ST ports, one AUI port, and one BNC port • TigerStack 3328TELCO — a four-segment hub with 28 10BASE-T ports: 24 ports on two Telco connectors and four...
BOUT THE Features All Models • Push-buttons or switches to segment each hub into inde- pendent networks • Front panel LEDs for “status-at-a-glance” troubleshooting: • Power — one per hub • NMM — one per hub • Collision — one per segment •...
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BOUT THE Models 3312TA and 3326TA The following additional features are provided by Models 3312TA and 3326TA: • Optional Redundant Power Unit to minimize downtime in the event of an internal power supply failure • Two expansion slots for optional slide-in 10BASE-T, BNC, fiber and AUI modules •...
Equipment Checklist Package Contents Check that the following equipment is included in your package: • The TigerStack hub • Bracket Mounting Kit, containing two brackets and four screws for attaching the brackets to the hub • Four adhesive feet • This User Guide •...
Slide-in Modules (Models 3312TA and 3326TA Only) SMC’s TigerStack 3312TA and 3326TA hubs are equipped with two expansion slots (port 7, port 14) for slide-in modules. AUI, 10BASE2, 10BASE-T and 10BASE-F modules are available. Port 7 is accessible from the front panel and port 14 is located on the rear of the hubs.
NSTALLING Rack Mounting Before rack mounting the hub, pay particular attention to the following factors: • Temperature: Since the temperature within a rack assem- bly may be higher than the ambient room temperature, check that the rack-environment temperature is within the operating temperature range specified in Appendix A.
NSTALLING Attaching the Brackets 3. Install the hub in the rack, using four rack-mounting screws (not provided). Installing the Hub in a Rack 4. If stacking hubs, install the remaining hubs in the rack, one atop the other. Then go to “Stacking” later in this chapter. 5.
NSTALLING Desktop or Shelf Mounting 1. Attach the four adhesive feet to the bottom of the hub. Attaching the Adhesive Feet 2. Set the hub on a flat surface near an AC power source, making sure there are at least two inches of space on all sides for proper air flow.
NSTALLING Stacking The hubs can be stacked as many as eight high, and all models can be mixed in the same stack, in any order or combination. Note: Although hubs can be stacked after being connected to a power source, it is not recommended as a safe net- working practice.
NSTALLING Connecting Power Note: It is recommended that the hubs be stacked before power is applied. To connect each hub to a power source: 1. Insert the power cable plug directly into the receptacle located at the back of the hub. Power Connector on Rear of Hub 2.
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Refer to Chapter 5, “Troubleshooting,” for more information about the LEDs. 4. For TigerStack 3312TA and 3326TA Only – If you have purchased one or more Redundant Power Units, connect them to these devices and to an AC power source now, fol-...
Ethernet networks), they may be joined with two identical transceivers* and a length of the appropriate type of cable. For example, the TigerStack 3306BC hub (with its six BNC ports, one AUI port, and one 10BASE-T port) can be: • cascaded to another TigerStack 3306BC hub with two fiber...
For example, the TigerStack 3306FC (with its six fiber ports, one AUI port, and one BNC port) can be: • connected to any 10BASE-T adapter with a 10BASE-T trans-...
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ONNECTING The SMC 5 - 4 - 3 Rule When making connections, check to be sure that you do not exceed the IEEE guidelines for Ethernet networks. The easiest way is with the SMC 5 - 4 - 3 Rule given below. Note: This rule is completely consistent with the IEEE 802.3 specification.
Additionally, one twisted-pair port in each segment on the 10BASE-T TigerStack hubs, and the lone twisted-pair port on the thin coax model, features a crossover enable/disable button — these are called uplink or switch-selectable crossover ports.
Straight-through Straight-through cable Straight-through Straight-through Crossover cable A list of the fixed and switch-selectable crossover (uplink) ports for each TigerStack model can be found in the following table: RJ-45 Fixed Crossover and Uplink Ports Port Numbers Model Fixed Crossover Uplink...
10BASE-T port on the hub. 3. If the device is an adapter and the TigerStack hub is in a wiring closet, attach the other end of the cable segment to a 10BASE-T modular wall outlet that is connected to the wiring closet (see “Wiring Closet Connections“...
ONNECTING Wiring Closet Connections If the TigerStack hub has RJ-45 connectors: 1. Attach one end of a 50-pin Telco cable to the punch-down block in the wiring closet, and the other end to the patch panel on the rack. 2. Attach one end of the patch cable to the patch panel, and the other end to an open 10BASE-T port on the hub.
ONNECTING If the TigerStack hub has Telco connectors: 1. Attach one end of a 50-pin Telco cable to the punch-down block in the wiring closet 2. Attach the other end to the 50-pin connector on the TigerStack 3328Telco hub. Wiring Closet Connections via Telco Connectors...
Each cable segment must be terminated at both ends by a 50 ohm N-Series terminator. One terminator must be grounded. To connect a TigerStack AUI port to a thick coax cable segment: 1. Attach a tap-type transceiver to the thick coax cable seg- ment.
ONNECTING Connecting to Fiber Cabling A fiber cable segment is used for point-to-point connections. When using two simplex cables: 1. Connect one end of the first cable to the hub’s Tx connector and the other end to the Rx connector on the other device. 2.
EGMENTING The Segmentation Concept Each TigerStack hub is composed of two or four repeater groups, with each group containing four or seven ports, de- pending upon the model. Thus, a stack eight high can have as many as 32 repeater groups. Initially, these groups are united into a single 10 Mbps segment via the inter-repeater bus which runs through the stacking cable.
Each workgroup can be attached to a different repeater group. Then the repeater groups can be isolated from the bus to form independent 10 Mbps networks (also known as colli- sion domains or segments). TigerStack Segments 1-32 Segmenting the Stack Microsegmentation is accomplished via front panel buttons or switches, depending on the model.
EGMENTING 3326TA Segment Switches A, B, C, and D (the 3312TA has Two Switches: A and B) 3328T Segment Buttons A, B, C, and D (the 3314T has Two Buttons: A and B) 3328TELCO Segment Buttons A, B, C, and D 3306BC Segment Buttons A and B...
Suppose you have a number of small, high-traffic workgroups that do need to share data and also need additional bandwidth. Once isolated from the bus, these workgroups can be intercon- nected through a switch. Switch Multiple 10 Mbps Uplinks Servers TigerStack Workstations Linking 10BASE-T Segments Through a Switch...
EGMENTING Segmenting the Hub The hub can be segmented either via hardware with the front panel switches (TA models) or buttons (all other models), or via software with EliteView or any other SNMP-based manager. Note: Unless the hardware lockout feature has been enabled via software, the latest action (either hardware or soft- ware) overrides the previous setting.
EGMENTING Segmenting the Hubs Segment Button/Switch Functions Button Switch Function Stack Connects segment to the stack Isolate Isolates segment from the stack Joins hub segments to form larger collision domain...
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EGMENTING Procedure Models 3314T, 3328T, 3328TELCO, 3306BC, 3306FC 1. To isolate a segment, move the button labeled Segmentation Enable to the On position (out). 2. Either press the Reset button (using a small, pointed instru- ment) or power the hub off, then on again. Models 3312TA and 3326TA 1.
ROUBLESHOOTING Status/Diagnostic LEDs The following front-panel LEDs aid in testing the hub and diag- nosing network problems: • One green Power LED • One bi-color NMM Status LED • One yellow Collision LED for each segment • One yellow Segment LED for each segment (Bi-color for Models 3312TA and 3326TA) •...
ROUBLESHOOTING The function of these LEDs is summarized in the table below: Front Panel LEDs Condition Status Power No AC power Green AC power on NMM not installed Blinking Green Power-on diagnostics being performed on NMM Green NMM has passed power-on diagnostics Blinking Yellow NMM failed power-on diagnostics Collision...
ROUBLESHOOTING Testing the Installation 1. Power up or reset the hub and check the LEDs (refer to “Connecting Power” in Chapter 2). 2. If the Power LED is not lit and there is no activity on the entire unit: • Check the connections between the hub, the power cord, and the wall outlet.
PECIFICATIONS TigerStack 3312TA Order Numbers SMC3312TA (with US power cord) SMC3312TA EUR (with Continental power cord) SMC3312TA UK (with UK power cord) Ports 12 10BASE-T 2 expansion slots for optional AUI, 10BASE2, 10BASE-T and 10BASE-F modules Segments/Unit Weight 7.2 lbs. (3.27 kg) AC Input Power Maximum: 18.5 watts (23.0 watts with NMM)
DC Input Power (from optional RPU) Maximum: +5 V @ 3 A, +12 V @ 700 mA (without NMM) +5 V @ 3.9 A, +12 V @ 800 mA (with NMM) TigerStack 3314T Order Numbers SMC3314T (with US power cord)
4.7 lbs. (2.13 kg) AC Input Power Maximum: 22.7 watts (26.0 watts with NMM) Typical: 17.0 watts (21.5 watts with NMM) TigerStack 3328TELCO Order Numbers SMC3328TELCO (with US power cord) SMC3328TELCO EUR (with Continental power cord) SMC3328TELCO UK (with UK power cord)
PECIFICATIONS Relative Humidity, non-condensing Operating: 0% to 90% Storage: 0% to 95% Power Supply Internal, auto-ranging transformer 100 to 240 VAC, 50 to 60 Hz Compliances Safety UL 1950 EN60950 (TÜV) CSA 22.2 No. 950 Emissions FCC Class A Canada Department of Communications, Class A EN55022 (CISPR 22) Class A VCCI Class 1 Immunity...
ABLES Cable Specifications Twisted-Pair Link Segment Specifications Type 100 ohm UTP (e.g., IBM Type 3 or AT&T DIW) Number of Pairs Max. Link Segment Length 328 ft. (100 m) Min. Link Segment Length 2.0 ft. (0.6 m) Max. Number of Attachments per Link Segment AUI Cable Specifications Type...
ABLES Thin Coax Cable Specifications Type RG-58A/U or RG-58C/U Coax Max. Segment Length 1,000 ft.* (305 m) Min. Distance Between 1.5 ft. (0.5 m) Devices Max. Number of Attachments per Cable Segment * See “Extended Distance.” Duplex Fiber Cable Specifications Type 50/125, 62.5/125, 80/125 100/140 micron core...
The IEEE 802.3 10BASE2 specification defines the maximum length of a thin coax segment as 607 feet (185 m). However, TigerStack BNC ports support thin coax segments of up to 1,000 feet (305 m) in length with 50 ohm RG-58 cabling meet-...
ABLES 10BASE-T Pin Assignments Caution: Regulations regarding the connection of equipment to telephone networks vary from country to country. Check with your local telephone network supplier before using existing telephone wiring. An Ethernet twisted-pair link segment requires two pairs of wires.
25-Pair Telco Connector Pin Numbers The TigerStack 3328TELCO is equipped with two Telco connec- tors: the first for ports 1 to 6 and 8 to 13, and the second for ports 15 to 20 and 22 to 27.
ABLES Automatic Polarity Detection and Correction If a receive data pair has the “+” and “-” signals inadvertently switched, the hubs correct the signal inversion automatically, allowing the data path to operate correctly. Straight-Through Wiring If the twisted-pair link segment is to join two ports and only one of the ports has an internal crossover, the two pairs of wires must be straight-through.
ABLES Crossover Wiring If the twisted-pair link segment is to join two ports and either both ports are labeled with an “X” or neither port is labeled with an “X,” a crossover must be implemented in the wiring. Crossover RJ-45 Pin Assignments End 1 End 2 1 (Tx+)
ABLES AUI Pin Assignments Note: Voltage Plus (VP) and Voltage Common (Vc) use a single twisted-pair in the AUI cable. AUI Pin Assignments Circuit Signal Name DO-A Data Out Circuit A DO-B Data Out Circuit B DO-S Data Out Circuit Shield DI-A Data In Circuit A DI-B...
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