Airlink Switch 5 Port User Manual

5-Port 10/100/1000Mbps  
Gigabit Ethernet Switch  
(Desktop)  
User Guide  
UG-AGIGA5SW-1105  
 
5-Port 10/100/1000Mbps Gigabit Ethernet Switch User Guide  
Table of Contents  
About this Guide ............................................. 4  
Terms .......................................................................... 4  
Overview of This User Guide .................................. 4  
Introduction ...................................................... 5  
Gigabit Ethernet Technology ................................... 5  
Switching Technology .............................................. 6  
Features ...................................................................... 7  
Unpacking & Installation................................ 8  
Unpacking ................................................................. 8  
Installation ................................................................. 8  
External Components...................................... 9  
Front Panel ................................................................. 9  
LED Indicator Panel ............................................... 10  
Rear Panel ................................................................ 10  
Technical Specifications ................................ 12  
Technical Support .......................................... 14  
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About This Guide  
This user's guide tells you how to install your 5-Port  
1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet Switch, how to connect it to  
your Gigabit Ethernet network.  
Terms & Usage  
For simplicity, this documentation uses the terms "Switch"  
(first letter upper case) to refer to the 5-Port 1000BASE-T  
Gigabit Ethernet Switch, and "switch" (first letter lower case)  
to refer to all Ethernet switches, including the 5-Port  
1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet Switch.  
Overview of this User's Guide  
This user guide contains the following sections:  
Introduction Describes the Switch and its features.  
Unpacking and Installation Helps you get started  
with the basic installation of the Switch.  
Identifying External Components Describes the  
Switch’s front panel, rear panel, and LED indicators.  
Technical Specifications Lists the Switch’s technical  
(general, physical and environmental, and  
performance) specifications.  
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Introduction  
This section describes the features of the 5-Port 1000BASE-T  
Gigabit Ethernet Switch, as well as providing some  
background information about Gigabit Ethernet and  
switching technology.  
Gigabit Ethernet Technology  
Gigabit Ethernet is an extension of IEEE 802.3 Ethernet  
utilizing the same packet structure, format, and support for  
CSMA/CD protocol, full duplex, flow control, and  
management objects, but with a tenfold increase in  
theoretical throughput over 100Mbps Fast Ethernet and a  
hundredfold increase over 10Mbps Ethernet. Since it is  
compatible with all 10Mbps and 100Mbps Ethernet  
environments, Gigabit Ethernet provides a straightforward  
upgrade without wasting a company's existing investment  
in hardware, software, and trained personnel.  
The increased speed and extra bandwidth offered by  
Gigabit Ethernet is essential to coping with the network  
bottlenecks that frequently develop as computers and their  
busses get faster and more users use applications that  
generate more traffic. Upgrading key components, such as  
your backbone and servers to Gigabit Ethernet can greatly  
improve network response times as well as significantly  
speed up the traffic between your subnets.  
Gigabit Ethernet supports video conferencing, complex  
imaging, and similar data-intensive applications. Likewise,  
since data transfers occur 10 times faster than Fast Ethernet,  
servers outfitted with Gigabit Ethernet NIC's are able to  
perform 10 times the number of operations in the same  
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amount of time.  
Switching Technology  
Another key development pushing the limits of Ethernet  
technology is in the field of switching technology. A switch  
bridges Ethernet packets at the MAC address level of the  
Ethernet protocol transmitting among connected Ethernet  
or fast Ethernet LAN segments.  
Switching is a cost-effective way of increasing the total  
network capacity available to users on a local area network.  
A switch increases capacity and decreases network loading  
by making it possible for a local area network to be divided  
into different segments which don't compete with each  
other for network transmission capacity, giving a decreased  
load on each.  
The switch acts as a high-speed selective bridge between the  
individual segments. Traffic that needs to go from one  
segment to another is automatically forwarded by the  
switch, without interfering with any other segments. This  
allows the total network capacity to be multiplied, while still  
maintaining the same network cabling and adapter cards.  
Switching LAN technology is a marked improvement over  
the previous generation of network bridges, which were  
characterized by higher latencies. Routers have also been  
used to segment local area networks, but the cost of a  
router and the setup and maintenance required make  
routers relatively impractical. Today's switches are an ideal  
solution to most kinds of local area network congestion  
problems.  
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Features  
The 5-Port 1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet Switch was  
designed for easy installation and high performance in an  
environment where traffic on the network and the number  
of users increase continuously.  
Five 1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet ports  
Supports Auto-Negotiation for 10/100/1000Mbps  
and duplex mode  
Supports Auto-MDIX for each port  
Support Full/Half duplex transfer mode for 20/10 and  
200/100Mbps  
Support Full duplex transfer mode for 1000Mbps  
Full wire speed reception and transmission  
Store-and-Forward switching method  
Supports 8K absolute MAC addresses  
Supports 256KBytes RAM for data buffering  
Extensive front-panel diagnostic LEDs  
IEEE 802.3x flow control for full-duplex  
Back pressure flow control for half-duplex  
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Unpacking & Installation  
This chapter provides unpacking and setup information for  
the Switch.  
Unpacking  
Open the shipping carton and carefully unpack the contents.  
The carton contains the following items:  
One 5-port 10/100/1000Mbps Gigabit Ethernet  
Switch  
One external power adapter  
Four rubber feet to be used for shock cushioning  
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If any item is missing or damaged, contact your local  
reseller for replacement.  
Installation  
The site where you install the Switch may greatly affect its  
performance. When installing, consider the following  
pointers:  
Install the Switch in a fairly cool and dry place. See  
Technical Specification for the acceptable operating  
temperature and humidity ranges.  
Install the Switch in a site free from strong  
electromagnetic source, vibration, dust, and direct  
sunlight.  
Leave at least 10cm of space at the left and right hand  
side of the Switch for ventilation.  
Visually inspect the DC power jack and make sure that  
it is fully secured to the power adapter.  
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External Components  
This section identifies all the major external components of  
the switch. Both the front and rear panel is shown, followed  
by a description of each panel's feature.  
Front Panel  
Figure 1 shows the Switch’s front panel.  
Figure 1. Switch Front Panel  
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LED Indicator Panel  
The LED indicator panel contains the following indicators:  
POWER - This indicator lights green when the Switch is  
receiving power, otherwise, it is off.  
Link/Act - These LED indicators are lighted up when  
there is a secure connection (or link) to the desired port.  
The LED indicators blinking whenever there is  
reception or transmission (i.e. Activity-Act) of data  
occurring at a port.  
1000Mbps - These LED indicators are lighted up when  
there is a secure connection (or link) to 1000Mbps  
Gigabit Ethernet device at the desired port.  
100Mbps - These LED indicators are lighted up when  
there is a secure connection (or link) to 100Mbps Fast  
Ethernet device at the desired port.  
When the connection (or link) is 10Mbps, both of  
1000Mbps and 100Mbps LED indicators are off.  
Rear Panel  
Figure 2 shows the Switch’s rear panel. The rear panel  
includes the twisted-pair ports and the DC power jack.  
Figure 2. Switch Rear Panel  
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1000BASE-T Ports  
Five Gigabit Ethernet ports of 10/100/1000Mbps Auto-  
Negotiation interface.  
DC Power Jack  
Power is supplied through an external AC power adapter.  
Check the technical specification section for information  
about the AC power input voltage.  
Since the switch does not include a power switch,  
plugging its power adapter into a power outlet  
will immediately power it on.  
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Technical Specifications  
Tables 1 to 3 provide Switch specifications.  
Table 1. General Specifications  
Feature  
Description  
IEEE 802.3 10 Base-T ethernet  
IEEE 802.3a 100 Base-TX fast ethernet  
IEEE 802.3ab 1000 Base-T gigabit  
IEEE 802.3x flow control  
Standards  
Protocol  
CSMA/CD  
Ethernet:  
10Mbps (Half-duplex)  
Data transfer  
rate  
20Mbps (Full-duplex)  
100Mbps (Half-duplex)  
200Mbps (Full-duplex)  
2000Mbps (Full-duplex)  
Fast Ethernet:  
Gigabit Ethernet:  
Topology  
Star  
Ethernet:  
2-pair UTP Cat. 3,4,5, Unshield  
Twisted Pair (UTP )Cable  
2-pair UTP Cat. 5, Unshield  
Twisted Pair (UTP )Cable  
4-pair UTP Cat. 5, Unshield  
Twisted Pair (UTP )Cable  
Network  
cables  
Fast Ethernet:  
Gigabit Ethernet:  
Number of  
ports  
5 × 10/100/1000 Mbps auto-MDI/MDI-X ports  
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Table 2. Physical & Environmental Specifications  
Feature  
Specification  
DC inputs  
7.5 V, 1.5 A  
Power  
8.5 watts (maximum)  
consumption  
Temperature  
Operating: 0˚ to 40˚ C  
Storage: 10˚ to 70˚ C  
Humidity  
5 to 90% RH, non-condensing  
171 × 98 × 29 mm (W × H × D)  
Dimensions  
Certification  
FCC Class A, CE Mark Class A, VCCI Class A  
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Table 3. Performance Specifications  
Feature  
Specification  
Transmission  
method  
Store-and-forward  
RAM buffer  
256 Kbytes per device  
8K entries per device  
Filtering  
address table  
Packet filtering/  
forwarding rate  
Full wire speed  
MAC address  
learning  
Self-learning, auto-aging  
Technical Support  
Toll Free: 1-888-746-3238  
Web Site: www.airlinkplus.com  
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