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FriendlyNET GX5-424W
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Page 2: ...santé Technologies Inc All rights reserved No part of this document or any associated artwork product design or design concept may be copied or reproduced in whole or in part by any means without the express written consent of Asanté Technologies Inc Asanté and FriendlyNET are registered trademarks The Asanté logo and WebManaged are trademarks of Asanté Technologies Inc All other brand names or pr...
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Page 4: ...Gigabit Status LEDs 11 Ports 27 28 SFP Mini GBIC Status LEDs 11 Chapter 5 GX5W Management Utility 12 Installing the GX5W Management Utility 12 Discovery List 12 Monitor List 13 Device Setting 14 Toolbar 15 Chapter 6 Configuring the Switch 16 Login 16 Setup Menu 17 Configuring the Setup Setting 18 Logout 28 Chapter 7 Technical Specifications 29 Appendix A FCC and Warranty Statements 31 FCC Complian...
Page 5: ...trunking mirroring virtual LANs VLANs and quality of service QoS Highlights 24 10 100 Mbps auto negotiating Fast Ethernet RJ45 ports 2 10 100 1000 Mbps auto negotiating Gigabit RJ45 ports 2 SFP Mini GBIC ports Up to 4000 unicast addresses entities per device self learning and table aging 1152 KB total buffer Supports IEEE 802 3x flow control for full duplex mode ports back pressure flow control fo...
Page 6: ...dry place See Technical Specifications for the acceptable temperature and humidity operating ranges Install the GX5 424W switch in a site free from strong electromagnetic field generators such as motors vibration dust and direct exposure to sunlight Leave at least 4 of space at the front and rear of the hub for ventilation Install the GX5 424W switch on a sturdy level surface that can support its ...
Page 7: ... duplex mode using four pair of Category 5 Cable These RJ45 ports support Auto Uplink The switch can automatically detect and correct common wiring errors you can use either standard or crossover RJ45 Category 5 UTP cable An additional 2 port SFP Mini GBIC slot is included for an optional SFP Mini GBIC module AC Power The GX5 424W switch uses the AC power supply 100 240 VAC 50 60 Hz The power swit...
Page 8: ...tic MDI MDIX crossover detection function and give true plug and play capability Just plug in the network cable to the hub directly The end node may be a Network Interface Card NIC switch or hub Gigabit Ethernet Ports Ports 25 26 The GX5 424W switch is equipped with two Gigabit twisted pair ports supporting auto negotiable 10 100 1000 Mbps and auto MDI MDIX crossover detection function These two p...
Page 9: ... into this connector and the male into a power outlet Supported input voltages range from 100 240 VAC at 50 60Hz Reset to Factory Default This button resets all the settings back to the factory default including IP Address 192 168 123 253 Password admin Note Be sure to record the settings of your device All of the settings will be erased when the reset button is pressed ...
Page 10: ...tion SYSTEM Management Indicator Blinking The CPU is working or the switch is ready On The CPU is not working or the unit is hanging and needs to be reset Off The power is off or the power cord has an improper connection Ports 1 24 10 100 Status LEDs Link ACT Link Activity On The respective port is successfully connected to an Ethernet network Blinking The port is transmitting or receiving data on...
Page 11: ... 10 Mbps Ethernet or 1000 Mbps Gigabit Ethernet network 1000 Mbps On The respective port is connected to a 1000 Mbps Gigabit Ethernet network Off The respective port is connected to a 10 Mbps Ethernet or 100 Mbps Fast Ethernet network Ports 27 28 SFP Mini GBIC Status LEDs Link ACT Link Activity On The SFP Mini GBIC module is installed and connected to a network Blinking The SFP Mini GBIC module is...
Page 12: ... the GX5W Management Utility The following gives instructions to guide you through the installation of the GX5W Management Utility 1 Insert the Utility CD in the CD ROM drive 2 From the Start menu on the Windows desktop choose Run 3 In the Run dialog box type D GX5W Management Utility setup exe note that D depends on where your CD ROM drive is located and click OK 4 Follow the on screen instructio...
Page 13: ...device means device is not alive or your PC s IP is not in the same group as your switch s IP IP Address the current IP address of the device MAC Address the device MAC Address Protocol Version the version of the Utility protocol Product Name the device product name System Name the device system name configured Location configured device location Trap IP the IP where traps are to be sent Subnet Ma...
Page 14: ...he function key in the Device Setting Dialog box Configuration Setting In this Configuration Setting you can set the IP Address Subnet Mask Gateway Set Trap to Trap IP Address System name and Location Select the device in the Discovery List or Monitor List and press the appropriate button The Configuration Setting window will appear After filling in the data that you want to change you must fill i...
Page 15: ...load the default recorded setting Monitor Save As to record the setting of the Monitor List in appointed filename and file path Monitor Load to manually load the setting file of the Monitor List Exit to exit the GX5W Management Utility The View TAB contains the View Log and Clear Log Functions that help you to show trap settings View Log to show the event of the GX5W Management Utility and the dev...
Page 16: ...witch is 192 168 123 253 the manager PC should be set at 192 168 123 x where x is a number between 2 and 252 and the default subnet mask at 255 255 255 0 Open your web browser Internet Explorer 5 Netscape 6 Safari 1 and later A screen resolution of 1024x768 or higher is recommended Enter IP address http 192 168 123 253 the factory default IP address setting in the address location When using the G...
Page 17: ...Asanté FriendlyNET GX5 424W User s Manual 17 Setup Menu When the main page appears find the Setup menu on the left side of the screen Click on the setup item that you want to configure ...
Page 18: ...he ID parameter to set each port s Speed Flow Control QoS Priority and Link Status When the posted information needs to be reviewed press the Refresh button The Link Status in the screen will show the connection speed and duplex mode otherwise this dialog box will show Down when the port is disconnected To change the port setting click on the ID parameter to enter the selected port to configure it...
Page 19: ...he port is set to forced mode the flow control will automatically set to Disable QoS In some ports that need to have a high priority to manage the data transfer QoS should be changed Set the port s QoS to high to determine that the port will always transfer its data first VLAN Settings Group individual ports into a small virtual network to be independent of the other ports To add a VLAN group pres...
Page 20: ...nual 20 After modifying the VLAN Group check on the ID parameter The ID VLAN configuration window will appear Trunk Settings The Trunk function enables cascading two devices with a double times bandwidth up to 4000Mbps in full duplex mode ...
Page 21: ...o that a network manager can troubleshoot the network by analyzing the traffic Configure Port Mirroring by selecting a port to be monitored and a sniffer port to which that traffic will be sent Choose from one of these three modes TX Transmit Mode all traffic transmitted by the source port will also be sent to the sniffer port RX Receive Mode all traffic received by the source port will also be se...
Page 22: ...to present the device status on this screen which will show the System Status Port Status VLAN Status Trunk Status and Mirror Status Press Refresh when you need to renew the posted information Statistics The Statistics Menu screen will show the status of each port packet count ...
Page 23: ...ation click on the ID parameter System Setting The System Setting includes the System Name Location Name Login Timeout IP Address Subnet Mask and Gateway Through the GX5W Management Utility you can easily recognize the device by using the System Name and the Location Name ...
Page 24: ...NET GX5 424W User s Manual 24 The Login Timeout is set to the idle timeout for security reasons If no recent action has occurred when running the Utility and the time is up you must re login before setting the Utility ...
Page 25: ...tch to a trap receiver You may set any SNMP management station to receive traps or use the GX5W Management Utility as your trap receiver You can configure the switch to send traps to the trap receiver for several kinds of events Select each of the following trap types by clicking its check box ...
Page 26: ... are noted within 10 seconds Abnormal transmit error a trap is sent when more than 50 errors are noted within 10 seconds Copper Port Events sent for signal faults on the twister pair ports Link Up Link Down sent each time a fiber port notes a new link or loses a previously established link Abnormal receive error a trap is sent when more than 50 errors are noted within 10 seconds Abnormal transmit ...
Page 27: ... file to the device you must specify the backup file and press the Restore button to proceed with the setting of the recorded file Note When restoring a recorded file the current password will not be erased Reset Setting The Factory Reset button helps you to reset the device back to the default setting from the factory Be aware that the entire configuration will be reset the IP address of the devi...
Page 28: ...Asanté FriendlyNET GX5 424W User s Manual 28 Logout After pressing the Logout button the web configuration will go back to the first Login page ...
Page 29: ...ressure half duplex Link Aggregation 1 trunk 2 ports Forwarding MAC Table 4000 addresses with automatic learning and aging Buffer 1152 KB total 768 KB packet 384 KB control Web Management System Requirements Internet Explorer 5 Netscape 6 Apple Safari 1 and later Windows 98 Me 2000 NT XP and Mac OS X Port Settings Speed disable auto 10 or 100 Mbps full or half duplex flow control QoS normal or hig...
Page 30: ... to manage switch Physical Case Metal Color Asanté Titanium Silver Dimensions W x D x H 15 8 x 7 8 x 1 7 inches 44 x 20 x 4 4 cm Mounting Desktop or rack rackmount kit included Operating Temperature 32º to 104º F 0º to 40º C Relative Humidity 10 to 90 non condensing Power Internal universal switching 100 240 VAC 50 60 Hz maximum 19 watts Standards Compliance Network IEEE 802 3 10BaseT IEEE 802 3u ...
Page 31: ...uthority to operate the device CE Mark Warning This is a Class A product In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures FriendlyNET Warranty Statement Subject to the following limitations and exclusions Asanté warrants to the original end user purchaser that the covered products will be free from defects in title...
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Page 33: ...f rapidly improving switching and routing internetworking technologies And with advances in silicon technology and digital signal processing that enable Gigabit Ethernet to operate over unshielded twisted pair UTP cabling outfitting your network with a powerful 1000 Mbps capable backbone server connection creates a flexible foundation for the next generation of network technology products Fast Eth...
Page 34: ...ters relatively impractical Today switches are an ideal solution to most kinds of local area network congestion problems Virtual Local Area Network VLAN A VLAN is a group of end stations that is not constrained by physical location and can communicate as if in a common broadcast domain The primary utility of using VLAN is to reduce latency and need for routers using faster switching instead Other ...
