GarrettCom P80C Switch User Manual


 
Magnum P80F & P80C Personal Switches Installation and User Guide (07/03)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE
1.0 SPECIFICATIONS ........................................................................................2
1.1 Technical Specifications..................................................................................... 2
1.2 Ordering Information.......................................................................................... 4
2.0 INTRODUCTION..........................................................................................5
2.1 Inspecting the Package and Product ................................................................... 5
2.2 Product Description ............................................................................................ 5
2.2.1 Magnum P80F Chassis............................................................................ 6
2.2.2 Magnum P80C Chassis........................................................................... 7
2.3 Up-link on Port # 1SW for Cascading .............................................................. 7
2.4 100Mbps Fiber port, ST or SC Connector for P80F .......................................... 8
2.5 Frame buffering and Latency............................................................................. 9
2.6 Features and Benefits.........................................................................................10
2.7 Applications (P80F & P80C).............................................................................11
3.0 INSTALLATION.........................................................................................14
3.1 Locating Magnum P80F & P80C Personal Switches.........................................14
3.1.1 Table-Top or Shelf Mounting ................................................................14
3.1.2 Wall (or Vertical Surface) Mounting .....................................................14
3.2 Connecting Ethernet Media .............................................................................15
3.2.1 Connecting Twisted Pair (RJ-45, Cat-3, CAT-5)...................................15
3.2.2 Connecting Fiber Optic SC-type, “Twist-lock”.....................................16
3.2.3 Connecting Fiber Optic ST-Type, “Snap-In”.........................................16
3.2.4 Connecting Fiber Optic Single-mode.....................................................16
3.2.5 Power budget Calculation for P80F Fiber media ...................................17
3.2.6 Connecting to NICs which support Auto-Negotiation ...........................17
3.3 Powering the Magnum P80F & P80C ..............................................................18
4.0 OPERATION ...............................................................................................19
4.1 Dual-Speed Functionality and Switching ..........................................................19
4.2 Auto-negotiation and speed-sensing .................................................................20
4.3 Full or Half duplex, manual selection for P80F Models....................................20
4.4 Full or Half duplex, manual selection for P80C ................................................20
4.5 LEDs .................................................................................................................21
4.6 Up-link Port, 1SW or 1.....................................................................................21
4.7 Use with media converters.................................................................................21
5.0 TROUBLESHOOTING...............................................................................22
5.1 Before Calling for Assistance............................................................................22
5.2 When Calling for Assistance .............................................................................23
5.3 Return Material Authorization (RMA) Procedure.............................................23
5.4 Shipping and Packaging Information.................................................................24
APPENDIX A: WARRANTY INFORMATION ...........................................................24
Revisions
Rev B 04/01 : Change the company name to GarrettCom, Inc. (Formerly it was
Garrett Communications). There are no changes to the content of the material at this
time
Rev A 09/00 : This revision is the initial release of the P80F &P80C Personal Switch
user manual.