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USER GUIDE

EZ Switch

10/100/1000

24-Port Smart Switch

SMCGS24C-Smart

Summary of Contents for EZ Switch SMCGS24C-Smart

Page 1: ...USER GUIDE EZ SwitchTM 10 100 1000 24 Port Smart Switch SMCGS24C Smart ta...

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Page 3: ...20 Mason Irvine CA 92618 Phone 949 679 8000 EZ Switch 10 100 1000 User Guide From SMC s EZ line of cost effective workgroup LAN solutions March 2008 Pub 149100009500H E032008 AP R04...

Page 4: ...ed by implication or otherwise under any patent or patent rights of SMC SMC reserves the right to change specifications at any time without notice Copyright 2008 by SMC Networks Inc 20 Mason Irvine CA...

Page 5: ...corporates these newer technologies At that point the obsolete product is discontinued and is no longer an Active SMC product A list of discontinued products with their respective dates of discontinua...

Page 6: ...IDENT FIRE LIGHTNING OR OTHER HAZARD LIMITATION OF LIABILITY IN NO EVENT WHETHER BASED IN CONTRACT OR TORT INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE SHALL SMC BE LIABLE FOR INCIDENTAL CONSEQUENTIAL INDIRECT SPECIAL OR PUN...

Page 7: ...ly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void your authority to operate the equipment You may use unshielded twisted pair UTP for RJ 45 connections Category 3 or better for 10 Mbps co...

Page 8: ...for harmonic current emission according to EN 61000 3 2 1995 Limitation of voltage fluctuation and flicker in low voltage supply system according to EN 61000 3 3 1995 Immunity Product family standard...

Page 9: ...er SELV Safety Extra Low Voltage conditions according to IEC 60950 The conditions are only maintained if the equipment to which it is connected also operates under SELV conditions France and Peru only...

Page 10: ...east 10 A The attachment plug must be an earth grounding type with NEMA 5 15P 15 A 125 V or NEMA 6 15P 15 A 250 V configuration Denmark The supply plug must comply with Section 107 2 D1 Standard DK2 1...

Page 11: ...0 Ces conditions ne sont maintenues que si l quipement auquel il est raccord fonctionne dans les m mes conditions France et P rou uniquement Ce groupe ne peut pas tre aliment par un dispositif imp dan...

Page 12: ...etzkabels aus der Netzsteckdose unterbrochen werden Der Betrieb dieses Ger ts erfolgt unter den SELV Bedingungen Sicherheitskleinstspannung gem IEC 60950 Diese Bedingungen sind nur gegeben wenn auch d...

Page 13: ...iant with the requirements of a Class 1 Laser Product and are inherently eye safe in normal operation However you should never look directly at a transmit port when it is powered on Caution Wear an an...

Page 14: ...used in the printing process are non toxic Purpose This guide details the hardware features of this switch including Its physical and performance related characteristics and how to install the switch...

Page 15: ...ance 1 6 Management 1 6 2 Network Planning 2 1 Introduction to Switching 2 1 Application Examples 2 2 Collapsed Backbone 2 2 Central Wiring Closet 2 3 Remote Connections with Fiber Cable 2 4 Making VL...

Page 16: ...on Domain 4 7 Cable Labeling and Connection Records 4 8 5 Configuring the Switch 5 1 Using the Web Interface 5 1 Navigating the Web Browser Interface 5 2 Home Page 5 2 Configuration Options 5 3 Panel...

Page 17: ...Twisted Pair Cable and Pin Assignments B 1 10BASE T 100BASE TX Pin Assignments B 2 Straight Through Wiring B 3 Crossover Wiring B 4 1000BASE T Pin Assignments B 5 Cable Testing for Existing Category...

Page 18: ...TABLE OF CONTENTS xiv...

Page 19: ...e 4 4 Maximum 1000BASE ZX Fiber Optic Cable Length 4 7 Table 4 5 Maximum Fast Ethernet Cable Length 4 7 Table 4 6 Maximum Ethernet Cable Length 4 7 Table 5 1 Web Page Configuration Buttons 5 3 Table 5...

Page 20: ...Pair Connections 4 2 Figure 4 2 Wiring Closet Connections 4 3 Figure 4 3 Making Connections to SFP Transceivers 4 5 Figure 5 1 Home Page 5 2 Figure 5 2 Front Panel Indicators 5 3 Figure 5 3 Switch Inf...

Page 21: ...Figure 5 24 QoS Settings 5 34 Figure 5 25 IP Filter Configuration 5 35 Figure 5 26 Port Security 5 37 Figure 5 27 Management Access Filter Configuration 5 38 Figure 5 28 IGMP Snooping Configuration 5...

Page 22: ...FIGURES xviii...

Page 23: ...1 24 Figure 1 1 Front Panel Figure 1 2 Rear Panel If an SFP transceiver is plugged in the corresponding RJ 45 port is disabled for ports 21 24 EZ Switch 10 100 1000 1 2 7 8 12 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 13 14 15...

Page 24: ...The switch uses store and forward switching to ensure maximum data integrity With store and forward switching the entire packet must be received into a buffer and checked for validity before being fo...

Page 25: ...connected to one of these ports does not support auto negotiation the communication mode of that port can be configured manually SFP Slots The Small Form Factor Pluggable SFP transceiver slots are sha...

Page 26: ...etwork connection Flashing indicates activity Off There is no valid link on the port 1000 Mbps On Green Port is operating at 1000 Mbps Off Port is operating at 10 or 100 Mbps Table 1 2 Power Status LE...

Page 27: ...gotiation enables each RJ 45 port to automatically select the optimum communication mode half or full duplex if this feature is supported by the attached device otherwise the port can be configured ma...

Page 28: ...SX 1000BASE LX and 1000BASE LH SFP transceivers Performance Transparent bridging Provides store and forward switching Supports Jumbo frames up to 9 6 Kbytes Supports flow control Broadcast storm cont...

Page 29: ...ice experiencing congestion server power user or hub can be attached directly to a switched port And by using full duplex mode the bandwidth of the dedicated segment can be doubled to maximize through...

Page 30: ...full duplex connections to workstations or servers When the time comes for further expansion just connect to another hub or switch using one of the Gigabit Ethernet ports built into the front panel o...

Page 31: ...45 ports on the switch are providing 1 Gbps full duplex connections for up to 24 local segments In addition the switch is also connecting remote servers over fiber optic cable at 1 Gbps Figure 2 2 Cen...

Page 32: ...y The figure below illustrates three EZ Switch 10 100 1000 switch stacks interconnecting multiple segments with fiber cable Figure 2 3 Remote Connections with Fiber Cable Server Farm 10 100 Mbps Segme...

Page 33: ...be used for small networks attached to a single switch However tagged VLANs should be used for larger networks and all the VLANs assigned to the inter switch links Figure 2 4 Making VLAN Connections...

Page 34: ...that require routing between dissimilar network types you can attach the switch directly to a multi protocol router 3 As a general rule the length of fiber optic cable for a single switched link shoul...

Page 35: ...pace approximately five centimeters or two inches on all sides for proper air flow be accessible for installing cabling and maintaining the devices allow the status LEDs to be clearly visible Make sur...

Page 36: ...Unshielded twisted pair UTP or shielded twisted pair STP cables with RJ 45 connectors Category 3 or better for 10BASE T Category 5 or better for 100BASE TX and Category 5 5e or 6 for 1000BASE T Protec...

Page 37: ...ing the brackets to the switch Power cord either US Continental Europe or UK User Guide CD SMC Warranty Registration Card be sure to complete and return to SMC Optional Rack Mounting Equipment If you...

Page 38: ...that the rack environment temperature is within the specified operating temperature range see page C 2 Mechanical Loading Do not place any equipment on top of a rack mounted unit Circuit Overloading B...

Page 39: ...he brackets to the device using the screws provided in the Bracket Mounting Kit Figure 3 2 Attaching the Brackets 2 Mount the device in the rack using four rack mounting screws not provided Figure 3 3...

Page 40: ...ce near an AC power source making sure there are at least two inches of space on all sides for proper air flow 3 If installing a single switch only go to Connecting to a Power Source at the end of thi...

Page 41: ...ctivity Rules on page 4 6 2 Insert the transceiver with the optical connector facing outward and the slot connector facing down Note that SFP transceivers are keyed so they can only be installed in on...

Page 42: ...ocket 2 Plug the other end of the cable into a grounded 3 pin AC power source Note For international use you may need to change the AC line cord You must use a line cord set that has been approved for...

Page 43: ...at both ends Use Category 5 5e or 6 cable for 1000BASE T connections Category 5 or better for 100BASE TX connections and Category 3 or better for 10BASE T connections Cabling Guidelines The RJ 45 por...

Page 44: ...in the wiring closet attach the other end of the cable segment to a modular wall outlet that is connected to the wiring closet See Network Wiring Connections on page 4 3 Otherwise attach the other end...

Page 45: ...tach one end of a cable segment to the back of the patch panel where the punch down block is located and the other end to a modular wall outlet 3 Label the cables to simplify future troubleshooting Se...

Page 46: ...ce considering safety please make sure that it can function at a temperature that is not less than the recommended maximum operational temperature of the product You must also use an approved Laser Cl...

Page 47: ...to SFP Transceivers 4 As a connection is made check the Link LED on the switch corresponding to the port to be sure that the connection is valid The 1000BASE SX 1000BASE LX and 1000BASE ZX fiber opti...

Page 48: ...egory 5e enhanced Category 5 or Category 6 cable should be used The Category 5e specification includes test parameters that are only recommendations for Category 5 Therefore the first step in preparin...

Page 49: ...ter Fiber Bandwidth Cable Length Range Connector 9 125 micron single mode fiber N A 70 100 km 43 5 62 1 miles LC For link spans exceeding 70 km you may need to use premium single mode fiber or dispers...

Page 50: ...el the opposing ends of each cable Using your building s floor plans draw a map of the location of all network connected equipment For each piece of equipment identify the devices to which it is conne...

Page 51: ...cessing the switch from a web browser be sure you have first performed the following tasks 1 Configure the switch with a valid IP address subnet mask and default gateway Defaults IP address 192 168 2...

Page 52: ...smcadmin Note If user input is not detected within five minutes the current session is terminated Home Page When your web browser connects with the switch s web agent the home page is displayed as sh...

Page 53: ...he menu Tools Internet Options General Temporary Internet Files Settings the setting for item Check for newer versions of stored pages should be Every visit to the page Panel Display The web interface...

Page 54: ...for port interface and RMON 5 9 SYSTEM 5 12 Name Shows the name of the switch 5 12 LAN Settings Sets the LAN IP address subnet mask and gateway IP address 5 13 Password Changes the password 5 14 Tools...

Page 55: ...unk connection settings 5 28 Rate Limiting Sets the rate limiting parameters for trunks 5 29 VLANS 5 30 VLAN Membership Configure VLAN port groups 5 30 VLAN Port Config Configures VLAN behavior for in...

Page 56: ...all ports on the unit are members of VLAN 1 The management station must always be attached to a port on VLAN 1 IP Address Address of the VLAN to which the management station is attached Note that the...

Page 57: ...and receive untagged packets PVID The VLAN ID assigned to untagged frames received on the interface Default 1 Trunk Information Trunk The trunk label T1 through T8 are used as trunk labels Type All t...

Page 58: ...CONFIGURING THE SWITCH 5 8 Web Click STATUS Overview Figure 5 3 Switch Information...

Page 59: ...packets that contained errors preventing them from being deliverable to a higher layer protocol Transmitted Multicast Packets The total number of packets that higher level protocols requested be tran...

Page 60: ...ransmitted Normal Priority Packets The total number of transmitted packets that set as High Priority in the QoS settings RMON Statistics Drop Events The total number of events in which packets were dr...

Page 61: ...ing FCS octets and were otherwise well formed Jabbers The total number of frames received that were longer than 1518 octets excluding framing bits but including FCS octets and had either an FCS or ali...

Page 62: ...WITCH 5 12 Web Click STATUS Statistics Figure 5 4 Port Statistics Displaying System Name You can easily identify the system by displaying the device name Field Attributes Switch Name Name assigned to...

Page 63: ...ons that exist on another network segment Field Attributes DHCP Enabled Check the box to enable DHCP default enabled LAN IP Address Address of the VLAN interface that is allowed management access Vali...

Page 64: ...N Settings Configuring the Logon Password The administrator has write access for all parameters governing the onboard agent You should therefore assign a new administrator password as soon as possible...

Page 65: ...assword Settings Tools On the Tools page you can restore the switch to default settings upgrade the firmware of the switch or restart the switch Restore to Factory Defaults Force the switch to restore...

Page 66: ...le provided by SMC Select Upgrade Firmware from the Tools drop down list then click on the Browse button to select the firmware file Click the APPLY button to upgrade the selected switch firmware file...

Page 67: ...om the Tools drop down list then click Upload or Download and then click on the Browse button to select the file Figure 5 10 Upload Download configuration Restart Switch Web Click SYSTEM Tools Restart...

Page 68: ...ound and outbound ports All the MAC addresses learned by monitoring traffic are stored in a dynamic address table which removes ages out any addresses that are not seen for a specified time period You...

Page 69: ...ing It is possible to monitor up to five transmit counters and five receive counters as well as 1 transmit byte counter and receive byte counter Please also note the following restrictions Received Un...

Page 70: ...CONFIGURING THE SWITCH 5 20 Web Click SYSTEM Counter Config Figure 5 14 Counter Configuration...

Page 71: ...e and flow control Field Attributes Speed Duplex Allows you to manually set the port speed and duplex mode Flow Control Allows flow control to be enabled or disabled When the box is checked flow contr...

Page 72: ...t exceed the acceptable amount of traffic are dropped Rate limiting can be applied to individual ports or trunks When an interface is configured with this feature the traffic rate will be monitored by...

Page 73: ...WEB CONFIGURATION 5 23 Web Click PORTS Rate Limiting This page enables you to set the rate limiting parameters for each port on the switch Figure 5 16 Rate Limiting...

Page 74: ...old for broadcast traffic for each port Any broadcast packets exceeding the specified threshold will then be dropped Field Attributes Type List the type of traffic which can be rate limited including...

Page 75: ...alyzer or RMON probe to the target port and study the traffic crossing the source port in a completely unobtrusive manner Field Attributes Ports to Mirror Select the ports that you want to mirror from...

Page 76: ...nction with port flow control should be used to ensure that the total ingress bandwidth never exceeds the egress bandwidth Web Click PORTS Port Mirroring Figure 5 18 Port Mirroring Cable Diagnostic Yo...

Page 77: ...Membership This page allows you to create a maximum of eight trunks of up to eight ports each The Membership Table has one row for each port and ten columns Each row contains nine radio buttons which...

Page 78: ...dio button in the corresponding column then click APPLY Web Click TRUNKS Membership To assign a port to a trunk click the required trunk number then click APPLY Figure 5 20 Trunk Membership Trunk Conf...

Page 79: ...output data rate for each each trunk on the switch Field Attributes Trunk Indicates trunk identification Trunk Speed Indicates the trunk speed Enable Input Rate Limiting Click to select the box to en...

Page 80: ...y Introduction to VLANs VLANs are logical partitions of the physical LAN You can use VLANs to increase network performance or improve internal network security If the network has adequate performance...

Page 81: ...frames when they enter the service provider s network and then stripping the tags when the frames leave the network QinQ tunneling expands VLAN space by using this VLAN in VLAN hierarchy preserving th...

Page 82: ...to All the port can accept incoming tagged and untagged packets Untagged packets will be associated with the VLAN identified by the PVID Tagged packets will be dropped unless the port is a member of...

Page 83: ...raffic can be classified as High or Normal priority and when the switch is heavily loaded it is the Normal priority packets that are dropped first You can select how traffic is prioritized by using on...

Page 84: ...Cs are not usually VLAN aware they do not create VLAN tagged frames As a result this method of prioritization is not ideal when there are a lot of PCs connected to the switch DSCP Packets are prioriti...

Page 85: ...IP Filter on all or some ports It is used to block unwanted access and provide access to the network for either a specific source IP address or a specific subnet The IP Filter Configuration table has...

Page 86: ...255 255 individually by software IP Address Set up IP addresses to allow access Frames with IP address outside the allowed range will be dropped IP Mask Sets an IP mask to allow access for a specific...

Page 87: ...rusion will be detected and the switch can automatically take action as specified by Intrusion Action Field Attributes Port The front panel port number of the port This cannot be changed Allowed numbe...

Page 88: ...port is set with No Limit mode in the Allowed number of Learned MAC addresses field Intrusion Action Action to be carried out if unauthorized MAC addresses are detected Deny New Stations The station...

Page 89: ...interface The management interfaces are open to all IP addresses by default Once you add an entry to a filter list access to that interface is restricted to the specified addresses If anyone tries to...

Page 90: ...network traffic to determine which hosts want to receive multicast traffic Router Ports Set if ports are conneting to the IGMP administrative routers Unregistered IPMC Flooding enabled Set the forward...

Page 91: ...mber Querier Show whether Querying is enabled Queries transmitted Show the number of transmitted Query packets Queries received Show the number of received Query packets v1 Reports Show the number of...

Page 92: ...CONFIGURING THE SWITCH 5 42 Web Click IGMP Snoop Status Figure 5 29 IGMP Snoop Status...

Page 93: ...ED is Off Verify that the switch and attached device are powered on Be sure the cable is plugged into both the switch and corresponding device If the switch is installed in a rack check the connection...

Page 94: ...to be malfunctioning such as the power cord or network cabling test them in an alternate environment where you are sure that all the other components are functioning properly In Band Access You can ac...

Page 95: ...n with white stripes Also an RJ 45 connector must be attached to both ends of the cable Caution Each wire pair must be attached to the RJ 45 connectors in a specific orientation Caution DO NOT plug a...

Page 96: ...k connections to PCs or servers or to other switches or hubs In straight through cable pins 1 2 3 and 6 at one end of the cable are connected straight through to pins 1 2 3 and 6 at the other end of t...

Page 97: ...port on the switch you can use either straight through or crossover cable to connect to any device type You must connect all four wire pairs as shown in the following diagram to support Gigabit Ether...

Page 98: ...ed for any RJ 45 port on the switch you can use either straight through or crossover cable to connect to any device type You must connect all four wire pairs as shown in the following diagram to suppo...

Page 99: ...talk FEXT This cable testing information is specified in the ANSI TIA EIA TSB 67 standard Additionally cables must also pass test parameters for Return Loss and Equal Level Far End Crosstalk ELFEXT Th...

Page 100: ...he number of connectors used in the link 3 Reconnect some of the connectors in the link Fiber Standards The current TIA Telecommunications Industry Association 568 A specification on optical fiber cab...

Page 101: ...r auto MDI X 10BASE T RJ 45 100 ohm UTP cable Category 3 or better 100BASE TX RJ 45 100 ohm UTP cable Category 5 or better 1000BASE T RJ 45 100 ohm UTP or STP cable Category 5 5e or 6 Maximum Cable Le...

Page 102: ...ty Operating 10 to 90 non condensing AC Input 100 to 240 V 50 60 Hz 0 8 A Power Supply Internal auto ranging transformer 100 to 240 VAC 50 to 60 Hz Power Consumption 28 Watts Maximum Current 0 25 A 11...

Page 103: ...Ethernet Gigabit Ethernet IEEE 802 1Q Virtual LAN IEEE 802 1X Port Based Network Access Control 2001 ISO IEC 8802 3 Compliances CE Mark Emissions FCC Class A VCCI Class A Immunity EN 61000 4 2 3 4 5 6...

Page 104: ...SPECIFICATIONS C 4...

Page 105: ...Number Description SMCGS24C Smart 24 port 10 100 1000 Smart Switch SMC1GSFP SX 1 port 1000BASE SX Small Form Pluggable SFP mini GBIC transceiver SMC1GSFP LX 1 port 1000BASE LX Small Form Pluggable SFP...

Page 106: ...ORDERING INFORMATION D 2...

Page 107: ...ber cable 1000BASE SX IEEE 802 3z specification for Gigabit Ethernet over two strands of 50 125 or 62 5 125 micron core fiber cable 1000BASE T IEEE 802 3ab specification for Gigabit Ethernet over 100...

Page 108: ...Detect is the communication method employed by Ethernet Fast Ethernet or Gigabit Ethernet End Station A workstation server or other device that does not forward traffic Ethernet A network communicati...

Page 109: ...yer specifications IEEE 802 3ab Defines CSMA CD access method and physical layer specifications for 1000BASE T Gigabit Ethernet Now incorporated in IEEE 802 3 2005 IEEE 802 3u Defines CSMA CD access m...

Page 110: ...Information Base MIB An acronym for Management Information Base It is a set of database objects that contains information about the device Media Access Control MAC A portion of the networking protocol...

Page 111: ...ion Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol TCP IP Protocol suite that includes TCP as the primary transport protocol and IP as the network layer protocol UTP Unshielded twisted pair cable Vir...

Page 112: ...GLOSSARY Glossary 6...

Page 113: ...nnections 2 3 2 5 B brackets attaching 3 5 buffer size C 1 C cable Ethernet cable compatibility 3 2 labeling and connection records 4 8 lengths 4 7 cleaning fiber terminators 4 4 compliances EMC C 3 s...

Page 114: ...es 10GBASE LR C 3 mounting the switch in a rack 3 4 on a desktop or shelf 3 6 N network connections 4 1 examples 2 2 O ordering information D 1 P package contents 3 3 passwords administrator setting 5...

Page 115: ...duction to 2 1 T temperature within a rack 3 4 troubleshooting in band access A 2 power and cooling problems A 2 switch indicators A 1 twisted pair connections 4 1 U user password 5 14 V VLANs tagging...

Page 116: ...INDEX Index 4...

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Page 118: ...cher Support und weitere Information unter www smc com SPANISH En www smc com Ud podr encontrar la informaci n relativa a servicios de soporte t cnico DUTCH Technische ondersteuningsinformatie beschik...

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