TABLE OF CONTENTS
UR SWITCH MODULE – QUICKSTART GUIDE
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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION TO TWISTED PAIR AND FIBER OPTIC ETHERNET LANS ............QS-1
E
THERNET
P
HYSICAL
L
AYER
: T
WISTED
P
AIR
C
OPPER
VS
F
IBER
O
PTIC
........................ QS-1
Twisted Pair copper cable ............................................................................. QS-2
Fiber ......................................................................................................................... QS-2
S
UPPORTED
N
ETWORK
T
OPOLOGIES
................................................................................ QS-3
Star Architecture ................................................................................................ QS-3
Mesh Architecture ............................................................................................. QS-3
Ring Architecture ............................................................................................... QS-3
10BASET AND 100BASET MEDIA ...................................................................................QS-4
Unshielded Twisted Pair cable: ................................................................... QS-4
Ethernet: Unshielded Twisted Pair ............................................................. QS-4
HUBS AND SWITCHES ......................................................................................................QS-7
F
IBER
O
PTIC
E
THERNET
: ..................................................................................................... QS-7
Wavelengths of light ........................................................................................ QS-7
S
INGLE
AND
M
ULTI
-
MODE
CABLE
..................................................................................... QS-8
Fiber Cable Cross Section and Physical Specifications ................... QS-8
Difference between Single-mode and Multi-mode Cable .............. QS-9
O
PTICAL
P
OWER
B
UDGET
.................................................................................................. QS-9
M
AXIMUM
FIBER
SEGMENT
LENGTH
CALCULATION
: ........................................................ QS-11
UR-2S
AND
UR-2T 10/100 B
ASE
T S
WITCH
P
ORTS
.................................................. QS-12
INTRODUCTION TO THE 2S AND 2T UR MANAGED SWITCH MODULES: ............QS-13
H
ARDWARE
O
VERVIEW
....................................................................................................... QS-15
2S
AND
2T LED
INDICATORS
............................................................................................ QS-15
H
ARDWARE
I
NSTALLATION
................................................................................................. QS-16
INITIAL
C
ONFIGURATION
P
ROCEDURE
............................................................................. QS-17
C
ONFIGURING
THE
S
WITCH
IP A
DDRESS
AND
S
UBNET
M
ASK
USING
E
NER
V
ISTA
UR S
ETUP
S
OFTWARE
. ................................................................ QS-17
A
SSIGNING
AN
IP A
DDRESS
TO
THE
UR S
WITCH
M
ODULE
USING
THE
C
ONSOLE
P
ORT
............................................................................. QS-19
A
SSIGNING
A
STATIC
IP A
DDRESS
TO
A
PERSONNEL
COMPUTER
.................................. QS-26
S
ELF
-
TEST
E
RRORS
AND
M
EANING
................................................................................... QS-31
TAGGED VLAN’S .................................................................................................................QS-33
Background .......................................................................................................... QS-33
C
ONFIGURING
T
AGGED
VLAN
S
........................................................................................ QS-34
Configuring a VLAN within the Switch ..................................................... QS-34
C
ONFIGURING
THE
UR S
WITCH
FOR
R
ING
O
NLY
M
ODE
.............................................. QS-40
S
AVING
AND
L
OADING
S
WITCH
S
ETTINGS
...................................................................... QS-49
Saving Switch Settings .................................................................................... QS-49
Loading Switch Settings ................................................................................. QS-49
UR SWITCH MODULE FIRMWARE UPDATES ...............................................................QS-51
U
PDATING
UR S
WITCH
M
ODULE
F
IRMWARE
................................................................. QS-51
S
ELECTING
THE
P
ROPER
V
ERSION
.................................................................................... QS-51