
xStack DGS-3600 Series Layer 3 Gigabit Ethernet Managed Switch
Section 1
Introduction
xStack
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DGS-3600 Series
Gigabit Ethernet Technology
Switch Description
Features
Ports
Front-Panel Components
Side Panel Description
Rear Panel Description
xStack
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DGS-3600 Series
The DGS-3600 Series is a member of the D-Link xStack
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switch family. xStack
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is a complete family of stackable devices that
ranges from edge 10/100Mbps switches to core Gigabit switches. xStack
®
provides unsurpassed performance, fault tolerance,
scalable flexibility, robust security, standard-based interoperability and an impressive support for 10 Gigabit technology to future-
proof departmental and enterprise network deployments with an easy migration path.
The following manual describes the installation, maintenance and configurations concerning members of the D-Link DGS-3600
Series, including the DGS-3612, DGS-3612G, DGS-3627, DGS-3627G, and the DGS-3650. These five switches are identical in
configurations and very similar in basic hardware and consequentially, most of the information in this manual will be universal to
the total group of Switches. Corresponding screen pictures of the web manager may be taken from any one of these switches but
the configuration will be identical, except for varying port counts.
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 one hundred-fold increase over 10Mbps Ethernet. Since it is compatible with all 10Mbps and 100Mbps Ether-
net 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 are essential to coping with the network bottlenecks that
frequently develop as computers and their busses get faster and more users using 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 sub networks.
Gigabit Ethernet enables fast optical fiber connections to support 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 amount of time.
In addition, the phenomenal bandwidth delivered by Gigabit Ethernet is the most cost-effective method to take advantage of today
and tomorrow's rapidly improving switching and routing internetworking technologies.
Switch Description
The Switch is equipped with unshielded twisted-pair (UTP) cable ports providing dedicated 10, 100 or 1000 Mbps bandwidth. The
DGS-3627 is equipped with twenty-four 10/100/1000BASE-T ports, and the DGS-3650 has forty-eight 10/100/1000BASE-T
ports, all of which are Auto MDI-X/MDI-II convertible ports that can be used for uplinking to another switch. The DGS-3612G is
equipped with twelve 100/1000Mbps SFP (Small Form Factor Portable) ports, in addition to four 1000BASE-T located on the
front panel. These ports can be used for connecting PCs, printers, servers, hubs, routers, switches and other networking devices.
The dual speed ports use standard twisted-pair cabling and are ideal for segmenting networks into small, connected sub networks
for superior performance. Each 10/100/1000 port can support up to 2000 Mbps of throughput in full-duplex mode. In addition,
the
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