GarrettCom 4K-Series Switch User Manual


 
Magnum 4K8 Switches Installation and User Guide (10/04)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Page
1.0 SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................................... 1
1.1 Technical Specifications ...................................................................... 1
1.2 Ordering Information........................................................................... 3
2.0 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................. 4
2.1 Inspecting the Package and Product .................................................... 4
2.2 Product Description - Magnum 4K8 Switches .................................... 5
2.2.1 Magnum 4K8 Switch chassis.............................................................. 5
2.2.2: Magnum 4K8R “Reverse” model, front LEDs and connections in
rear............................................................................................................... 6
2.2.3 Fiber-port modules, 100Mb fiber....................................................... 7
2.2.4 Fiber-port modules, 10 Mb
fiber........................................................ 8
2.2.5 10/100 Dual-speed Switched ports, RJ-45 (copper) .................... 8
2.2.6 Frame Buffering and Latency ...................................................... 9
2.3 Features and Benefits......................................................................... 11
2.4 Applications....................................................................................... 12
3.0 INSTALLATION: ..................................................................................... 14
3.1 Locating Magnum 4K8 Switches....................................................... 14
3.2 Connecting Ethernet Media ............................................................... 15
3.2.1 Connecting Fiber Optic ST-type
, “twist-lock”.......................... 15
3.2.2 Connecting Fiber Optic SC-type
, "Snap-In".............................. 16
3.2.3 Connecting Single-Mode
Fiber Optic........................................ 16
3.2.4 Connecting Twisted Pair (RJ-45,CAT3, CAT5......................... 16
3.3 Rack-mounting ................................................................................... 17
3.4 Fiber Port Module (FPM) Installation ............................................... 18
3.4.1 Preparation for Installing and Removing FPMs......................... 18
3.4.2 Installing FPM Cards in the Magnum 4K8 Switches................. 20
3.5 Powering the Magnum 4K8 Switch................................................... 22
4.0 OPERATION ....................................................................................... 23
4.1 Switching Functionality..................................................................... 23
4.2 Status LEDs ....................................................................................... 24
4.3 Manual Switches for Up-link push-button, for RJ-45 Port#1 only.... 24
4.4 Manual Switches “F-H”, for FPM Port#9 only.................................. 24
4.5 Auto-negotiation, for Fast Ethernet copper ports............................... 24
4.6 Auto-negotiation for 10/100Mb ports,............................................... 26
4.7 Flow-control, IEEE 802.3x standard ................................................. 26
4.8 Power Budget Calculations for 4K-Series FPM’s with Fiber Media. 27
5.0 INTRO - MAGNUM 4K8 FIBER-PORT MODULES (FPM)......... 28
5.1 Inspecting the Package and Product (Optional)................................. 28
5.2 Product Description ........................................................................... 28
5.2.1 FPM-MST,100Mbps multi-mode FX-ST-type, “twist-lock”..... 29
5.2.1a FPM10-MST,10 Mbps
multi-mode FL-ST-type, “twist-lock”.. 29
5.2.2 FPM-MSC100Mbps multi-mode FX-SC-type, “snap-in” ......... 29
5.2.3 FPM-SSC 100Mbps single-mode
FX-SC-type, “snap-in”......... 30