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AOpen 10/100Mbps

Rack-Mountable Switch

AOW-216(16-port)

AOW-224(24-port)

User’ s Guide

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Summary of Contents for AOW-216

Page 1: ...AOpen 10 100Mbps Rack Mountable Switch AOW 216 16 port AOW 224 24 port User s Guide OpenLink To AOpen...

Page 2: ...workgroup department or backbone computing environments at small to medium size business AOH 216 AOpen 16 port 10 100Mbps Rack Mountable Stackable Fast Ethernet Hub AOH 224 AOpen 24 port 10 100Mbps R...

Page 3: ...nd can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with this user s guide may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residen...

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Page 5: ...RE INSTALLATION 4 RACK MOUNTING 5 100BASE FX MODULE INSTALLATION 7 HARDWARE DESCRIPTION 9 FRONT PANEL 9 REAR PANEL 10 LED INDICATORS 11 CONNECTING THE SWITCH 13 PC TO SWITCH 13 HUB TO SWITCH 13 A 10BA...

Page 6: ...ii A Using straight cable 15 B Using crossover cable 15 PORT SPEED DUPLEX MODE 16 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION 19 APPENDIX A RJ 45 PIN SPECIFICATION 21...

Page 7: ...should contain the following items One 19 AOpen 16 24 port 10 100M Rack Mountable Switch One AC power cord Four rubber feet to be used for shock cushioning Screws and two mounting brackets User s Guid...

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Page 9: ...Hardware Description Explicates the front panel rear panel and LED indicators of the Switch Chapter 3 Connecting the Switch Explains how you can connect the Switch to your Ethernet network Chapter 4 T...

Page 10: ...ability to transmit and receive data at 100Mbps while maintaining the CSMA CD Ethernet protocol Since the 100Mbps Fast Ethernet is compatible with all other 10Mbps Ethernet environments it provides a...

Page 11: ...works Switches are also ideal for bridging between the existing 10Mbps networks and the new 100Mbps networks Today switches are an ideal solution to most kinds of local area network congestion problem...

Page 12: ...ng rate per port is at wire speed for 10Mbps speed Up to 16K active MAC address entry table with self learning and table aging for 16 port model AOW 216 up to 24K active MAC address entry table with s...

Page 13: ...support its weight or in an EIA standard size equipment rack For information on rack installation see the next section Rack Mounting When installing the hub stack on a level surface attach the rubber...

Page 14: ...6 Then use screws provided with the equipment rack to mount each switch in the rack...

Page 15: ...r on the module slot 3 Holding the module component side up and connector side in gently slide the module along the guides and seat it in the internal connector 4 Using a screwdriver replace the two s...

Page 16: ...me port Do not use both Port 9 and the 100BASE FX port at the same time For AOW 224 24 port switch port 5 and the 100BASE FX port is really the same port Do not use both Port 5 and the 100BASE FX port...

Page 17: ...thernet Switch AOW 216 24 port 10 100M Fast Ethernet Switch AOW 224 LED Indicator Panel Refer to the next chapter for detailed information about each of the switch s LED indicators Twisted Pair Ports...

Page 18: ...ing an ordinary straight through cable than a crossover cable In 16 port model port 16 and the Uplink is really the same port except that their pins cross differently Do not use both Port 16 and the U...

Page 19: ...respective port is in full duplex FDX mode Otherwise it is OFF for half duplex HDX operations It blinking amber when collisions are occurring on the respective port 100M Link Activity 10M Link Activit...

Page 20: ...12 data on the 10Mbps network 100BASE FX Module Indicator green The FX Link Rx indicate a good link to a module installed...

Page 21: ...PC connection dependent on the LAN card capabilities If LED indicators are not light after making a proper connection check the PC LAN card the cable the Switch conditions and connections The followi...

Page 22: ...icator is OFF 100M LINK ACT 10LINK ACT LED indicator is light amber B 100BASE TX Hub For a 100BASE TX hub the Switch LED indicators should light up as the following 10 100M FDX 10 100M COL LED indicat...

Page 23: ...ver cable A Using straight cable When using straight cable this is done from the uplink MDI II port of the Switch Switch A to any of the 10Mbps or 100Mbps MDI X port of the other switch switch B or ot...

Page 24: ...em uses auto negotiation to determine the transmission mode for any new twisted pair connection If the attached device does not support auto negotiation or has auto negotiation disabled an auto sensin...

Page 25: ...net 100Mbps half duplex 200Mbps full duplex Topology Star Network Cables 10BASET 2 pair UTP Cat 3 4 5 100 m EIA TIA 568 100 ohm STP 100 m 100BASE TX 2 pair UTP Cat 5 100 m EIA TIA 568 100 ohm STP 100...

Page 26: ...sions 440 x 200 x 44 mm W x H x D EMI FCC Class B CE Mark VCCI Class B Performance Transmission Method Store and forward RAM Buffer 16 port 1Mbytes per device 24 port 1 5Mbytes per device Filtering Ad...

Page 27: ...The following diagram and tables show the standard RJ 45 receptacle connector and their pin assignments for the switch to network adapter card connection and the straight crossover cable for the Swit...

Page 28: ...following shows straight cable and crossover cable connection Straight cable for Switch uplink MDI II port to switch Hub or other devices connection Crossover cable for Switch MDI X port to switch hub...

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