Magnum 6K32 & 6K32T Managed Switch Installation and User Guide (12/05)
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2.4 Applications
Magnum 6K32T Fiber Switches offer high performance along with one or two
modular slot options to fulfill the choice of copper/Fiber, 10,100 or 1000Mb
requirements. The 6K32T also offers MNS-6K management software. Magnum 6K32T
Switches are used in a variety of applications including Carrier-class (Telco) settings,
client/server computing areas, secure VLAN- performance upgrades to departmental
networks, and LAN traffic centers that require Gigabit backbone services. The
performance characteristic of the 6K32T Switches enables them to inter-connect a series
of subnets (one subnet per 6K32T Switch port) in a LAN traffic center. The subnet
connections may be via fiber or twisted pair cabling, 100Mbps or 10 Mbps speed, and
full-or half-duplex mode.
The mixed-media capability in the modular slot is ideal for upgrading existing
Ethernet LAN networks where existing cabling must be accommodated. The fiber-built-
in media capability provides future-proof fiber cabling for the LAN structure.
Example 1 : Magnum 6K32T Switch for a VLAN application
Equipped with lots of advanced management features, the Magnum 6K32T
Managed switch is able to handle a VLAN application and provide security and
performance in an Ethernet network center. A secure VLAN-enabled network is simply
an administratively-configured broadcast domain. The network administrator determines
which ports and nodes are in which broadcast domains by setting membership profiles
for each of them. The Magnum 6K32T’s VLAN capability can be configured in two
types of virtual LANs; Port-based VLANs and Tag-based VLANs.
In an office environment where departments such as Finance, Engineering,
R&D, and Marketing need to each keep a secure LAN, the 6K32T’s VLAN feature will
prevent traffic cross-over among traffic domains and thus keep sensitive data and
information controlled. The Managed Magnum 6K32T equipped with VLAN capability
is ideal for any application where a secure VLAN to multiple departments is needed.
The modularity of the 6K32T Managed Switch makes it an attractive choice for
use in applications with LAN connections to an organization’s multiple site offices. The
different offices can be easily connected together with the Fiber ports supported by the
Magnum 6K32T Switch. A main NT-server in a secure area protected from earthquake or
