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Installation Guide
for the Model SW502
and Model SW507
Ethernet Switches

NETGEAR, Inc.
A Bay Networks Company
48105 Warm Springs Blvd.
Fremont, CA 94539 USA

June 1996

Document Number M-SW500NA-0

Summary of Contents for SW502

Page 1: ...Installation Guide for the Model SW502 and Model SW507 Ethernet Switches NETGEAR Inc A Bay Networks Company 48105 Warm Springs Blvd Fremont CA 94539 USA June 1996 Document Number M SW500NA 0...

Page 2: ...re shielded against the generation of radio interference in accordance with the application of Council Directive 89 336 EEC Article 4a Conformity is declared by the application of EN 55 022 1987 Class...

Page 3: ...rference may be caused to equipment such as radios and TV receivers Customer Support For assistance with installing and configuring your NETGEAR system or with post installation questions or problems...

Page 4: ...ED 2 4 Port Status LEDs 2 4 Diagnostics Push Button 2 5 Rear Panel 2 6 Chapter 3 Installation Site Preparation 3 1 Package Contents 3 1 Installing a Switch 3 2 Installing the Switch on a Flat Surface...

Page 5: ...bandwidth File Server 5 5 High speed Link between Switches 5 6 Appendix A Technical Specifications General Specifications A 1 Appendix B Connector Pin Assignments RJ 45 Connector B 1 AUI Connector B...

Page 6: ...ed network these switches provide a link between traditional 10BASE T and the faster 100BASE TX networks The switches can be configured to operate in either full duplex or half duplex data transfer mo...

Page 7: ...provides Bayonet Neil Councelman connector BNC attachment unit interface AUI or unshielded twisted pair UTP interfaces Six 10 Mbps UTP Ethernet ports on the Model SW507 switch One additional UTP port...

Page 8: ...alleviate congestion Reduces network congestion by slowing down incoming traffic from other segments when appropriate by generating collision signals to those segments Microprocessor based design to...

Page 9: ...ement and control of the switches familiarize yourself with the ports display indicators diagnostics push button and panel switches illustrated in Figure 2 1 and Figure 2 2 1 BNC AUI RJ 45 Ethernet po...

Page 10: ...ction RJ 45 Ports Normal Uplink Push Button and 100M Port 2 Port 7 LED The network access speed for the 10 100 Mbps RJ 45 port on both systems is automatically sensed and displayed on the front panel...

Page 11: ...pin assignments refer to Appendix B Connector Pin Assignments For cabling specifications refer to Appendix C Cabling Specifications BNC Port The BNC connector similar to the AUI and RJ 45 ports on the...

Page 12: ...The Power LED indicates if the switch is receiving power refer to Table 2 1 Table 2 1 Power LED Label Color Activity Description Power Green Steady Light Switch is receiving power and system is runnin...

Page 13: ...s of the system components of the switch The diagnostic test will automatically start when the system is powered on To start the diagnostic test after the switch has started operation press the Diagno...

Page 14: ...ains a standard power receptacle and fans for cooling The AC power receptacle provides connection to the AC power outlet Both of the switches accept between 100 V and 240 V of AC power Refer to Figure...

Page 15: ...nd verify them against the following list Model SW502 switch or Model SW507 switch This installation manual Owner registration card Rack Mount kit AC power cord CAUTION Use the appropriate power cord...

Page 16: ...proper ventilation make sure that the switch has at least two inches of space on each side and five inches of space on the back side It is very important that the fans located in the rear panel are no...

Page 17: ...4 Hold the switch with the mounting holes in the brackets aligned with the holes in the rack Figure 3 1 Attaching mounting brackets to the Model SW502 and Model SW507 switches 5 Insert two pan head s...

Page 18: ...of the cable is connecting to an MDI X device such as a 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps hub or repeater The UTP ports without the Normal Uplink push button are by default MDI X ports An RJ 45 straight through ca...

Page 19: ...to another device to the remaining end of the self locking BNC T connector If there are no more devices to be connected terminate the connection with the 50 terminator that is provided with the produ...

Page 20: ...uses a common collision domain for all communications and cannot support full duplex When connecting any of the Ethernet or Fast Ethernet ports on the switch to a hub set the port to half duplex opera...

Page 21: ...k that both the switch and the connected device are powered on For devices connected to the switch using twisted pair cable check that the cable length does not exceed 100 m Refer to Chapter 3 Install...

Page 22: ...disconnected Network Adapter Cards Make sure the network adapter cards network interface cards installed in the workstations are in working condition Be sure the AUI media transceiver is functioning p...

Page 23: ...ver multiple repeater hubs 100BASE T Fast Ethernet technology maintains the same concepts of the 10BASE T technology Both use the same Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection CSMA CD an...

Page 24: ...k environments of all sizes and types These examples include a network of a few workstations connected to a printer and a segmented network with multiple users and other networking devices Bridging fr...

Page 25: ...cations With several 10 Mbps bridging ports and the additional internally bridged 100 Mbps port the Model SW507 switch can segment a complex network into a single efficient bridged node increasing ove...

Page 26: ...2 Model SW507 switch used as a multiport bridge with high bandwidth backbone NOTE Full duplex operation only applies to point to point access when attaching the switch to a workstation server or anoth...

Page 27: ...s parallel communication between the high speed 100 Mbps port and each of the 10 Mbps station ports This method of communication allows multiple conversations to occur concurrently This method also ex...

Page 28: ...ng expensive you must replace all existing Ethernet cables and adapter cards restructure your network and implement more expensive administration procedures By using switches to connect LAN segments y...

Page 29: ...802 3 ANSI IEEE 802 3I 10BASE T 10BASE2 10BASE5 IEEE 802 3u 100BASE TX Data Rate 10 Mbps differential Manchester encoded IEEE 802 3 100 Mbps with 4B5B encoding and MLT 3 physical interface for 100BASE...

Page 30: ...umidity 90 maximum relative humidity noncondensing Storage humidity 95 maximum relative humidity noncondensing Operating altitude 10 000 ft 3 000 m maximum Storage altitude 10 000 ft 3 000 m maximum E...

Page 31: ...148 000 frames second maximum on 100 Mbps port Frame forward rate 14 800 frames second maximum on 10 Mbps port 148 000 frames second maximum on 100 Mbps port Network latency Less than 20 microseconds...

Page 32: ...hubs and switches through unshielded twisted pair cable and supports 10 100 Mbps data transmission The RJ 45 connector accepts four pair Category 5 UTP or screened 100 twisted pair cable Figure B 1 R...

Page 33: ...bps data transmission and connects the switch through an external transceiver to other devices An inter repeater fiber link for 10BASE F or FOIRL are examples for such applications Figure B 2 AUI conn...

Page 34: ...shield Figure B 3 BNC connector on the Model SW502 switch BNC T Connector and 50 Terminator The BNC port on the Model SW502 switch together with the BNC T connector and the 50 terminator are used for...

Page 35: ...s or confusion if you upgrade to Fast Ethernet Table C 1 Electrical requirements of Category 3 4 and 5 cables Specification Category 3 Category 4 Category 5 Number of pairs Four Four Four Impedance 10...

Page 36: ...nternally as part of the circuitry in the device Some repeaters and switch ports are media dependent interfaces with cross over ports referred to as MDI X or Normal ports Computers and workstation ada...

Page 37: ...5 MHz 20 m 1 MHz 100 m 10 MHz 500 m 100 MHz 50 m meter The Ethernet specifications limit segments to 30 stations and specify a minimum of 0 5 m between any two stations For optimal configuration cont...

Page 38: ...ons Nominal dc resistance 1 75 per conductor Pair to pair balanced crosstalk Minimum 40 dB attenuation from 5 MHz to 10 MHz Differential characteristic impedance 78 5 at 10 MHz 3 difference between pa...

Page 39: ...les bridging from 10BASE T Ethernet networks 5 2 high bandwidth file server 5 5 high speed link between switches 5 6 multiport bridges with high bandwidth 5 3 connector AUI 3 4 AUI pin assignments B 2...

Page 40: ...rerequisite knowledge 1 1 R rear panel 2 6 RJ 45 connecting through 3 4 connector pin assignment B 1 ports 2 2 S setting Half Full duplex switch 3 6 Normal Uplink push button 3 4 specifications cable...

Page 41: ...s Index 3 T troubleshooting 4 1 cabling 4 2 configuration 4 2 front panel indicators 4 1 Half Full duplex switch 4 1 installation 4 2 network adapter cards 4 2 switch integrity 4 2 system diagnostics...

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