USER'S
MANUAL
English Version
16/24 Port GIGABIT ETHERNET SWITCH
FX-2116/2124TE
Page 1: ...USER S MANUAL English Version 16 24 Port GIGABIT ETHERNET SWITCH FX 2116 2124TE ...
Page 2: ...16 24 Port GIGABIT ETHERNET SWITCH FX 2116 2124TE USER S MANUAL ...
Page 3: ...aners or aerosol cleaners Use a damp cloth for cleaning Do not use extra optional attachments unless their use is recommended by the product manufacturer Doing so may cause hazards Do not use this product near water Do not place this product on an unstable cart stand or table as the product may fall harming people as well as the appliance itself When mounting the product to a wall or shelf be sure...
Page 4: ...nauthorized substations may result in fire electric shock or other hazards Version 1 0 E Rev A Chapter 2 Installation Provides a step by step installation procedure for the Switch and explains how to attach them to your Ethernet network Be sure to read this chapter as well About this Manual Appendices Appendix A Troubleshooting Chapter 1 Introduction Describes the Switch and its exterior features ...
Page 5: ...C C Specifications 20 21 24 25 36 38 40 FX 2116 2124TE Chapter 1 Introduction Product Overview Features Package Contents Parts Terminology About Switching Technology About VLAN Trunking Chapter 2 Installation Environmental Requirements Installing the Switching Hub Connecting the Power Cable to the Switch Connecting Computers to the Switch via 1000BASE T Port Connecting Computers to the Switch via ...
Page 6: ...t and duplex mode full half duplex via Auto Negotiation Furthermore the 1000BASE T ports automatically recognize both straight and cross over cable types via Auto MDI MDI X The status LED s on each port enable quick verification of the current operational status of the switches The switches also support VLAN and Trunking Up to 18 26 port based VLAN groups can be configured on the products while th...
Page 7: ...orted at 1000Mbps Support Store and Forward switching scheme The on board MAC address table automatically learns up to 16 000 MAC addresses Equipped with a packet buffer FX 2116TE 8MB FX 2124TE 10MB Supports up to 26 VLAN groups FX 2124TE the FX 2116TE supports up to 18 groups Support Trunking a technology which facilitates data transfer to a maximum rate of 4 000Mbps between two Trunk ready switc...
Page 8: ...Illuminates whenever a 10Mbps data link is established on the port FDX Col LED Illuminates when the port operates at full duplex The same LED blinks whenever a collision is detected on the port TX The LED blinks while the port transmits data RX The LED blinks while the port receives data 5 FX 2116 2124TE Front Panel 1 1 FX 2116 2124TE Front View Ports 1 16 24 100BASE TX 10BASE T twisted pair cable...
Page 9: ...er has been assigned to this particular unit The same number is printed on the product package This number is required for user registration and all technical support services 7 FX 2116 2124TE Rear Panel 1 2 FX 2116 FX 2124TE Rear View Console Port The supplied serial cable for switch configuration connects to this port Power Receptacle The supplied AC power cable attaches to this receptacle ...
Page 10: ...ubs Generally repeater hubs can cascade only up to four stages for 10BASE T and two stages for 100BASE TX This limitation does not apply to a switching hub because each port on the switch has its own collision domain For this reason switching hubs can expand an existing network without using relatively more expensive routers or bridges Equipped with these advanced features the switching hub can pr...
Page 11: ...riginal broadcast domain into smaller groups Ports on the Switch are divided and grouped into several VLAN groups Each VLAN group acts as a separate small domain and packets being sent in one VLAN group including broadcast packets are not transmitted to other VLAN groups This feature gives the following advantages to the Switch over other switching hub products Improved Networking Efficiency By se...
Page 12: ...TE 1 1 trunk consisting of two 1000BASE T ports and 2 up to 4 6 trunks each of which consisting of two to eight 10 100BASE ports and can be configured 1 7 Trunking 13 FX 2116 2124TE Broadcast Domain Although a collision domain is divided by each of the ports on the Switch a broadcast packet is still sent to all ports regardless of collision domain differences The portion of a network that receives...
Page 13: ...he air vents on the rear panel may prevent sufficient heat dissipation Periodically inspect these sections of the product and remove any dirt by a vacuum cleaner etc 16 Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Environmental Requirements 15 FX 2116 2124TE Note 1 Use crossover cables to connect hubs via trunk s Do not use straight through cables 2 Be sure to match ports in a trunk in increasing order Example Port...
Page 14: ...to the Switch Note An Enhanced Category 5 or Category 6 cable is required to attach a 1000BASE T Gigabit Ethernet device to the product The maximum cable length for 1000BASE T Gigabit Ethernet is 100m as defined in IEEE802 3ab 1000BASE T specification 17 FX 2116 2124TE The switches are rack mountable and also support desktop usage Desktop Installation 1 Place the switch on a level surface Rack Mou...
Page 15: ...ernet device to the product The maximum cable length for 1000BASE T Gigabit Ethernet is 100m as defined in IEEE802 3ab 1000BASE T specification 19 FX 2116 2124TE 1 Attach one end of a straight twisted pair cable to any of the 16 24 RJ 45 ports on the product 2 Attach the other end of the cable to the 100BASE TX 10BASE T RJ 45 port on the computer s network adapter 3 If the network adapter supports...
Page 16: ...ction you may use Category 3 or greater Please see Appendix A or B should you experience any difficulties establishing a valid connection 21 FX 2116 2124TE 1 Attach one end of a straight twisted pair cable to the Uplink port of the product When Uplink port is in use Port 12 and Port 20 CANNOT be used 2 Attach the other end of the cable to one of the 100BASE TX 10BASE T RJ 45 ports on the other hub...
Page 17: ... FX 2116TE 2124TE To use the console management interface a VT100 compliant terminal or a PC capable of running a standard terminal emulator ex Windows HyperTerminal must be attached to the FX 2116TE 2124TE via the supplied serial cable Set the terminal parameters as follows 19200 bps 8 Data Bits No parity Parity None 1 Stop Bit 3 1 Connecting a PC to the Switch ...
Page 18: ...lex Setting Configures the communication speed and flow control setting on each port To select this option type 0 at the main menu 100BASE T switch ports only Speed Duplex Setting Which port 1 16 24 E Exi t A Select all ports 1 Enter the number of the port you wish to configure and press Enter To configure Giga ports enter 17 or 25 To configure all ports type a 2 Enter the number which corresponds...
Page 19: ...cted E you will be prompted to specify Aging Time Enter a value between 1 and 10 minutes Max address aging timer Max aging time 1 10 minutes 27 FX 2116 2124TE If you have selected a Giga port the following list will appear 1 Auto negotiation 2 10 Half Duplex 3 10 Full Duplex 4 100 Half Duplex 5 100 Full Duplex 6 1000 Half Duplex 7 1000 Full Duplex For instance you may enter a number between 1 and ...
Page 20: ... to the switches Select 4 at the main menu 29 FX 2116 2124TE VLAN You can configure the VLAN parameters of the products via this option The FX 2124TE supports up to 26 port based VLAN groups while the FX 2116TE supports up to 18 groups Enter 2 at the main menu VLAN Group 1 assigned ports S Port Select D Port Delete A Select All Ports C Save E Exit Select Follow the steps below to configure VLAN gr...
Page 21: ...elect a port which belongs to the same VLAN group as the source port An uplink port can be assigned to multiple VLAN groups Enter 5 at the main menu UpLink Group 1 assigned ports S Port Select D Port Delete A Select All Ports C Continue E Exit Select 1 Select Port Select to specify an uplink port 2 Enter the number of the source port and press Enter 3 Select Continue 31 FX 2116 2124TE Which Trunk ...
Page 22: ... 2116 2124TE 4 Enter the letter alphabet which corresponds to the port you wish to assign as Uplink port 5 Enter e and press Enter to return to the main menu Monitor Port Port Mirroring The switches support port mirroring a technology which copies packets received by or transmitted from a particular port to another port By attaching a monitoring device such as Sniffer or an RMON probe to the targe...
Page 23: ...is state If data communication fails on a specific port there is a chance that the port has been assigned to a VLAN group Use your terminal emulator to verify the current VLAN settings If data communication fails even though the Link Act LED is on there is a chance that the port has been assigned to a trunk Use your terminal emulator to verify the current Trunk settings Check whether the network c...
Page 24: ...standardized technology called Auto Sensing Unlike Auto negotiation Auto sensing detects only the 10BASE T 100BASE TX speed modes CANNOT recognize the duplex modes Sometimes a network card or hub with Auto Sensing support may fail to establish a valid link with the FX 2116TE 2124TE Should you encounter this problem please disable the Auto Sensing function of the card or hub and fix its transmissio...
Page 25: ...ag Power 10M 100M 1000M Link Act FDX Col TX RX Network Bridging Support Filtering Forwarding Address Learning Filtering Forwarding Speed 148 800pps max Switching Scheme Store and Forward Maximum Packet Length 1 536byte MAC Address Table Capacity 16 000 entries MAC addresses Packet Buffer FX 2116TE 8MB FX 2124TE 10MB Power Input 100 240 VAC 50 60Hz Power Consumption FX 2116TE 29W max FX 2124TE 35W ...
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