Alloy POEGEM24T4SFP User manual

POEGEM24T4SFPUserManual

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POEGEM24T4SFP

24PortGigabitSNMPManagedPOE

Switchwith4PairedSFP/CopperPorts

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UserManual

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Version1.0.0.1–August2009

ElectronicEmissionNotices _______________________________________________________ 6

AboutthisUserManual_____________________________________________________7

OverviewoftheUserManual________________________________________________7

1.Introduction____________________________________________________________8

1.1.OverviewofthePOEGEM24T4SFPSNMPManagedPOESwitch__________________ 8

1.2.Checklist_________________________________________________________________ 11

1.3.Features _________________________________________________________________ 11

1.4.FullViewofPOEGEM24T4SFP______________________________________________ 13

1.4.1.UserInterfacesontheFrontPanel(Button,LEDsandPlugs) __________________________ 13

1.4.2.ACPowersocketontheRearPanel________________________________________________ 14

1.5.OverviewoftheOptionalSFPmodules ______________________________________ 15

2.Installation____________________________________________________________17

2.1.StartingthePOEGEM24T4SFPSNMPManagedPOESwitch_____________________ 17

2.1.1.HardwareandCableInstallation__________________________________________________ 17

2.1.2.CablingRequirements___________________________________________________________ 19

2.1.2.1.CablingRequirementsforUTPPorts___________________________________________ 19

2.1.2.2.CablingRequirementsfor1000SX/LX/ZXSFPModules ___________________________ 19

2.1.3.ManagementoptionsavailablewiththePOEGEM24T4SFP ____________________________ 20

2.1.3.1.ConfiguringthePOEGEM24T4SFPthroughtheRS‐232serialport __________________ 20

2.1.3.2.ConfiguringthePOEGEM24T4SFPthroughtheEthernetPort ______________________ 22

3.OperationofWebbasedManagement_____________________________________24

3.1.WebManagementHomeOverview__________________________________________ 25

3.2.System___________________________________________________________________ 27

3.2.1SystemInformation_____________________________________________________________ 27

3.2.2.Account_______________________________________________________________________ 29

3.2.3.Time _________________________________________________________________________ 31

3.2.4.IPConfiguration________________________________________________________________ 33

3.2.5.LoopDetection_________________________________________________________________ 35

3.2.6.ManagementPolicy_____________________________________________________________ 36

3.2.7.SystemLog____________________________________________________________________ 38

3.2.8.VirtualStack___________________________________________________________________ 39

3.3.Port _____________________________________________________________________ 40

3.3.1Configuration __________________________________________________________________ 40

3.3.2.PortStatus ____________________________________________________________________ 42

3.3.3.SimpleCounter ________________________________________________________________ 45

3.3.4.DetailCounter _________________________________________________________________ 47

3.3.5.PowerSaving__________________________________________________________________ 50

3.4.VLAN ____________________________________________________________________ 51

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3.4.1.VLANMode ___________________________________________________________________ 51

3.4.2.Tag‐basedGroup_______________________________________________________________ 53

3.4.3.Port‐basedGroup ______________________________________________________________ 55

3.4.4.Ports_________________________________________________________________________ 57

3.4.5.PortIsolation__________________________________________________________________ 59

3.4.6.ManagementVLAN _____________________________________________________________ 60

3.5.MAC _____________________________________________________________________ 61

3.5.1.MACAddressTable_____________________________________________________________ 61

3.5.2.StaticFilter____________________________________________________________________ 63

3.5.3.StaticForward_________________________________________________________________ 64

3.5.4.MACAlias_____________________________________________________________________ 66

3.5.5.MACTable ____________________________________________________________________ 67

3.6.POE______________________________________________________________________ 69

3.6.1.Configuration__________________________________________________________________ 69

3.6.2.Status ________________________________________________________________________ 71

3.7.GVRP ____________________________________________________________________ 73

3.7.1.Config ________________________________________________________________________ 73

3.7.2.Counter_______________________________________________________________________ 75

3.7.3.Group ________________________________________________________________________ 77

3.8.QoS(QualityofService)Configuration ______________________________________ 78

3.8.1.Ports_________________________________________________________________________ 78

3.8.2.QoSControlListConfiguration ___________________________________________________ 80

3.8.3.RateLimiters__________________________________________________________________ 86

3.8.4.StormControl _________________________________________________________________ 88

3.8.5.Wizard _______________________________________________________________________ 90

3.9.SNMP ___________________________________________________________________ 100

3.10.ACL____________________________________________________________________ 102

3.10.1.Ports_______________________________________________________________________ 102

3.10.2.RateLimiters________________________________________________________________ 104

3.10.3.AccessControlList ___________________________________________________________ 105

3.10.4.Wizard _____________________________________________________________________ 133

3.11.IPMACBinding_________________________________________________________ 141

3.11.1.Configuration________________________________________________________________ 141

3.11.2.DynamicEntry_______________________________________________________________ 143

3.12.802.1xConfiguration____________________________________________________ 144

3.12.1.Server______________________________________________________________________ 148

3.12.2.PortConfiguration____________________________________________________________ 150

3.12.3.Status ______________________________________________________________________ 153

3.12.4.Statistics____________________________________________________________________ 154

3.13.TrunkingConfiguration _________________________________________________ 155

3.13.1.Port________________________________________________________________________ 156

3.13.2.AggregatorView _____________________________________________________________ 158

3.13.2.1LACPDetail______________________________________________________________ 159

3.13.3.AggregationHashMode_______________________________________________________ 161

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3.13.4.LACPSystemPriority _________________________________________________________ 162

3.14.STPConfiguration_______________________________________________________ 163

3.14.1.Status ______________________________________________________________________ 163

3.14.2.Configuration________________________________________________________________ 165

3.14.3.Port________________________________________________________________________ 167

3.15.MSTPConfigurati on_____________________________________________________ 169

3.15.1.State _______________________________________________________________________ 169

3.15.2.RegionConfig________________________________________________________________ 170

3.15.3.InstanceView _______________________________________________________________ 171

3.16.Mirror_________________________________________________________________ 180

3.17.IGMP __________________________________________________________________ 182

3.17.1.IGMPMode__________________________________________________________________ 182

3.17.2.Proxy ______________________________________________________________________ 183

3.17.3.Snooping ___________________________________________________________________ 185

3.16.4.GroupMembership___________________________________________________________ 186

3.17.5.MVR _______________________________________________________________________ 187

3.17.6.MVID_______________________________________________________________________ 188

3.17.7.GroupAllow_________________________________________________________________ 189

3.17.8.MVRGroupMembership ______________________________________________________ 190

3.18.Alarm__________________________________________________________________ 191

3.18.1.Events______________________________________________________________________ 191

3.18.2.Email_______________________________________________________________________ 194

3.19.DHCPSnooping_________________________________________________________ 195

3.19.1.DHCPSnoopingState _________________________________________________________ 195

3.19.2.DHCPSnoopingEntry_________________________________________________________ 196

3.19.2.DHCPSnoopingClient_________________________________________________________ 198

3.20.Save/Resto re___________________________________________________________ 199

3.20.1.FactoryDefaults _____________________________________________________________ 199

3.20.2.SaveStart___________________________________________________________________ 200

3.20.3.SaveUser ___________________________________________________________________ 201

3.20.4.RestoreUser ________________________________________________________________ 202

3.21.Export/Import__________________________________________________________ 203

3.22.Diagnostics_____________________________________________________________ 204

3.22.1.Diag________________________________________________________________________ 204

3.22.2.Ping________________________________________________________________________ 205

3.23.Maintenance ___________________________________________________________ 206

3.23.1.ResetDevice_________________________________________________________________ 206

3.23.2.FirmwareUpgrade ___________________________________________________________ 207

3.24.Logout_________________________________________________________________ 208

4.OperationofCLIManagement___________________________________________209

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4.1.CLIManagement _________________________________________________________ 209

4.2.CommandsoftheCLI_____________________________________________________ 210

4.2.1.GlobalCommands _____________________________________________________________ 212

4.2.2.LocalCommands______________________________________________________________ 218

AppendixATechnicalSpecifications_______________________________________357

AppendixBNullModemCableSpecifications________________________________362

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Caution

ElectronicCircuitdevicesaresensitivetostaticelectricity.Dryweatherconditionsorwalkingacross

acarpetedfloormaycauseyoutoacquireastaticelectricalcharge.

Toprotectyourswitch,always:

• Touchthemetalchassisofyourcomputertogroundthestaticelectricalchargebeforeyou

handle

theswitch.

• Pickuptheswitchbyholdingitontheleftandrightedgesonly.

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ElectronicEmissionNotices

FederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)Statement

ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassAcomputingdevice

pursuanttoSubpartJofPart15

ofFCCRules,whicharedesignedtoprovidereasonableprotection

againstsuchinterferencewhenoperatedinacommercialenvironment.

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EuropeanCommunity (CE)ElectromagneticCom patibilityDirective

ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththeprotectionrequirementsofEuropean

EmissionStandardEN55022/EN60555‐2andtheGenericEuropeanImmunityStandard

EN50082‐1.

EMC:

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AustralianC‐TickCompliance

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ThisequipmentiscompliantwiththerequiredAustralianC‐Tickstandard.

EN55022(1988)/CISPR‐22(1985) classA

EN60555‐2(1995) classA

EN60555‐3

IEC1000‐4‐2(1995) 4KVCD,8KV,AD

IEC1000‐4‐3(1995) 3V/m

IEC1000‐4‐4(1995) 1KV–(powerline),0.5KV– (signalline)

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AboutthisUserManual

ThisUserManualwillguideyouonprocedurestoinstall,configureandmonitortheAlloy24port

GigabitSNMPManagedPOESwitchutilisingthebuilt‐inwebmanagementinterfaceandalsotheCLI.

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OverviewoftheUserManual

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 Chapter1“Introduction”describesthefeaturesofthePOEGEM24T4SFPGigabitSNMP

ManagedPOEswitch

 Chapter2“Installation”

 Chapter3“OperationoftheWeb‐basedManagement”

 Chapter4“OperationoftheCLI”

 Chapter5“Maintenance”

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1.Introduction

1.1.OverviewofthePOEGEM24T4SFPSNMPManagedPOESwitch

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ThePOEGEM24T4SFPfeatures20PoEcompliantportsrunningat10/100/1000Mbpsand4paired

10/100/1000MbpsCopper/mini‐GBIC(SFP)ports.ThePOEGEM24T4SFPisdesignedforhighport

densityPoEapplicationssuchasVoIPphonedeploymentorIPsecuritycameraenvironments.The

IntelligentLayer2SNMPmanagementfeaturesenablereliabletransportofcritical

VoIPandSecurity

data,evenincongestednetworkenvironments.VoIPrequiresprioritisationofVoiceCallsover

generalNetworkDataandSecuritysystemsrequirenotonlyprioritisation,butalsoportbasedlink

securityandreportingoflinkfailurestointelligentSNMPapplications.Theseandotherintelligent

networkfeaturesareallsupported

fromthePOEGEM24T4SFPswitch.

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AllportsofthePOEGEM24T4SFPsupporttheIEEE802.3afPoEstandardforPowerInjection(PSE).

ThisinjectsPoEpowerontotheCat5eoraboveCablewhenitdetectsthepresenceofaPoE

compliantdevice.WhenoperatingwithnonPoEdevicestheswitchwillshutdown

thepower

injectingcircuitryandassuchnotcauseanydamagetoyournetworkdevices‐butstillallowthemto

runontheswitchasinthecaseofanormalEthernetdevice.

ThePOEGEM24T4SFPusesaninjectionvoltageofabout48VDConpins1,2,3,6

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IntelligentNetworkfeatures

offeracompletemanagementsolutionthatcanenableyoutoscaleyour

networkfromasingledepartmentalswitchrightuptoanyEnterpriseenvironme nt.STP,RSTPand

MSTPoffernetworkredundancyfeatures,IGMPsnoopingofferssupportforStreamingVideoand

Multicastingimages,TaggedVLANofferslogicalsecurityandmanagementof

nodeswithindefined

groups.QOSbasedonportpriorityqueuesandTOSbytesensureefficientforwardingofcritical

networkdata.

TheSFPportscansupportthefollowingoptionalmini‐GBICmodulesforfibreopticcableconnections

(eithersinglemodeormultimodeterminatedinLCtypeconnectors):

• 1000Mbpsmultimode1000Base‐SX,

850nm,max.range500m

• 1000Mbpssinglemode1000Base‐LX,1310nm,max.range10Km

• 1000Mbpssinglemode1000Base‐LHX,1310nm,max.range40Km

• 1000Mbpssinglemode1000Base‐LHX,1550nm,max.range40Km

• 1000Mbpssinglemode1000Base‐ZX,1550nm,max.range70Km

• 1000Mbpssinglemode1000Base‐EZX,

1550nm,max.range100Km

• 1000MbpsWDMsinglemode/singlecore1310nm,max.range20Km

• 1000MbpsWDMsinglemode/singlecore1550nm,max.range20Km

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Notes: *ThetwoWDM(WaveDivisionMultiplexer)mini‐GBICmodulesare  

designedtofacilitatealinkoverasinglecoreofsinglemodefibrecable.

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 Thetwounitsmustbeusedinapairedmanner,oneateitherendofthelink.

 *Mini‐GBICmodulesthataredesignedtotherelevantstandardsshouldbe 

 compatiblewithanymakeofswitchwithSFPports.Ifyouhaveconcerns

 regardingcompatibility,pleasecontactthe

supplierofyourmini‐GBIC  

 product.

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The 10/100/1000Mbps copper ports meet all IEEE 802.3/u/x/z Gigabit and Fast Ethernet

specifications.

The1000MbpsSFPfibreportsviaoptionalmini‐GBICmodulesarecompliantwithallIEEE802.3zand

1000Base‐SX/LX/LHX/ZX/EZXstandards.

1000MbpssinglefibreWDMtransceiversaredesignedwithanopticWavelengthDivision

Multiplexing(WDM)technologythat

transportsbi‐directionalfullduplexsignalsoverasinglefibre

core.

•KeyFeaturesofthePOEGEM24T4SFPSNMPManagedSwitch

QoS: These switches offer pow erful  Quali ty of Service (QoS) functions. QoS support is

important for real‐time applications based on information taken from Layer 2 to

Layer4,suchas

VoIP.

STP: Theseswitchesoffer802.1D‐STP,802.1w‐RSTPand802.1s‐MSTPspanningtree

protocols.

VLAN: All switch models support Port‐based VLAN and IEEE802.1Q Tagged VLAN, with

supportfor256activeVLANshavingVLANID’sfrom1to4094.TheVLANfeaturein

the switch offers the benefits of

 both security and performance. VLAN is used to

isolate traffic between different users and thus provides better security. Limiting

the broadcast traffic to within the  same VLAN broadcast domain also enhances

performance.

PortTrunking: Allows one or more links to be aggregated together to form a Link Aggregation

Group.Up

to12Gigabitportscanbesetuppertrunk,andaswitchcansupportup

to 12 trunking groups. Port trunks are useful for switch‐to‐switch cascading,

providing very high full‐duplex connection speeds. Both  static and LACP based

trunkingmethodsaresupported.

PortMirroring: Portmirroringcopies

trafficfromaspecificportto atargetport.Thismechanism

helps track network errors or abnormal packet transmission without interrupting

theflowofdata.

Bandwidth Both models support bandwidth allocation rating on a per

Control: port basis. Ingress  and egress throughput can be limited to a pre‐set



levelappropriatetothetrafficgenerallyhandledonaspecificport.

PortSecurity: Devicescanbeallowed/deniedaccessbasedonMACaddressonaperportbasis.

SNMP/RMON: SNMPisusedtoremotelymonitorandconfigureSNMPawaredevicesfroma

centralSNMPmanagementdevice,suchasSNMPsoftware.

RMON

istheabbreviationofRemoteNetworkMonitoringandisabranchofthe

SNMPMIB.

AllswitchmodelssupportMIB‐2(RFC1213),BridgeMIB(RFC1493),RMONMIB

(RFC1757)‐statisticsGroup1,2,3,9,VLANMIB(802.1 Q,RFC2674),EthernetMIB

(RFC1643)andsoon.

IGMPSnooping: IGMPSnoopingprovidesa

methodforintelligentforwardingofmulticastpackets

withinaLayer2broadcastdomain.BysnoopingIGMPregistrationinformation,a

distributionlistofworkstationsisformedthatdetermineswhichend‐stationswill

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receivepacketswithaspecificmulticastaddress.AllGSMswitchessupportIGMP

version2(RFC2236).

IGMPProxy: TheimplementationofIPmulticastprocessing.TheGSMSeriessupportsIGMP

version1andIGMPversion2,efficientuseofnetworkbandwidth,andfast

responsetimeforchannelchanging.Hostsinteract

withthesystemthroughthe

exchangeofIGMPmessages.Similarly,whenyouconfigureIGMP proxy,the

systeminteractswithamulticastawarerouteronitsupstreaminterfacethrough

theexchangeofIGMPmessages.However,whenactingastheproxy,thesystem

performsthehostportionoftheIGMPtaskonthe

upstreaminterfaceasfollows:



• Whenqueried,sendsgroupmembershipreportstothegroup.

• Whenoneofitshostsjoinsamulticastaddressgrouptowhichnoneofits

otherhostsbelong,sendsunsolicitedgroupmembershipreportstothatgroup.

• Whenthelastofitshostsinaparticularmulticastgroupleavesthegroup, 

sendsanunsolicitedleavegroupmembershipreporttotheall‐routersgroup

(244.0.0.2).

Note: *SeeAppendixA“TechnicalSpecifications”forfurtherdetails

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1.2.Checklist



Beforeyoustartinstallingyourswitch,verifythatthepackagecontainsthefollowing:

• APOEGEM24T4SFPGigabitSNMPManagedPOESwitch

• MountingAccessories(for19”RackShelfmounting)

• ThisUsersManualCD‐ROM

• RS‐232SerialCable

• ACPowerCord

Pleasenotifyyoursupplierimmediatelyifany

oftheaforementioneditemsaremissingordamaged.

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1.3.Feat ures

TheAlloyPOEGEM24T4SFPSwitchprovidesacomprehensiverangeoffeatures:

Hardware

• 24x10/100/1000MbpsIEEE802.3afCompliantPOEPorts

• 4x10/100/1000MbpsTPor1000MbpsSFPFibredualmediaautosensingports

• 1392KBon‐chipframebuffer

• Supportjumboframeupto9600bytes

• ProgrammableclassifierforQoS(Layer4/Multimedia)

• 8KMACaddressand4KVLANsupport(IEEE802.1Q)

• Per‐portshaping,policing,andBroadcastStormControl

• IEEE802.1QQ‐in‐QnestedVLANsupport

• Full‐duplexflowcontrol(IEEE802.3x)andhalf‐duplexbackpressure

• Extensivefront‐paneldiagnosticLED's;System:Power,TPPort1‐24:LINK/ACT,

10/100/1000Mbps,POE,SFPPort21‐24:SFP(LINK/ACT)

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Management

• Supportsdetailedportstatisticsandeasyportconfiguration

• Supportsperporttrafficcounters

• SupportsasnapshotofthesystemInformationwhenyoulogin

• Supportsportmirrorfunctionwithingress/egresstraffic

• Supportsstatictrunkfunction

• Supports802.1QVLAN

• Supportsusermanagementandlimitsthreeuserstologin

• Maximumpacketlengthofupto9600bytesforjumboframeapplications

• SupportsDHCPBroadcastSuppressiontoavoidnetworkcongestion

• Supportssendingoftrapeventsbasedonparticularactions

• Allowsdefaultconfigurationtoberestoredincaseofconfigurationissues

• SupportsHot‐SwappingofMini‐GBICmodules

• SupportsQualityofService(QoS)forrealtimeapplicationsbasedontheinformationtaken

fromLayer2toLayer4,suchasVoIP

• Built‐inweb‐basedmanagementandCLImanagement,providing amoreconvenientUser

Interfacefortheuser

• SupportsSpanningTreeProtocolsSTP,RSTPandMSTP

• Supports802.1XportsecurityonaVLAN

• SupportsIP‐MAC‐PortBindingforLANsecurity

• SNMPaccesscanbedisabledandpreventfromillegalSNMPaccess

• SupportsIngress,Non‐unicastandEgressBandwidthratingmanagementwitharesolutionof

1Mbps

• Supportsloopdetectiontoprotecttheswitchfromcras hingwhenthenetworkhasaloop

issue

• HTTPandTFTPforfirmwareupgrade,systemloguploadandconfigurationfileimport/export

• SupportsNTPnetworktimesynchronizationanddaylightsaving

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Figure1.1

1.4.1.UserInterfacesontheFrontPanel(Button,LEDsandPlugs)

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Figure1.2FrontviewofP OEGEM24T4SFP

RESET Button:

RESET button is used

to

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eset

t

h

e

Gigabit Ethernet POE Port

SFP Fibre Port

RS-232 DB-9 Connector

Power Indication LED

Port Status Indication LEDs

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LedIndicators

LED Color Function

SystemLED

POWER Green Litwhen+5VDCpowerison

10/100/1000EthernetTPPort1to24 LED

LINK/ACT Green

Litwhenconnectionwithremotedeviceisgood

Blinkswhenanytrafficispresent

Offwhencableconnectionisnotgood



10/100/1000Mbps

Green/

Amber

Litgreenwhen1000Mbpsspeedisactive

Litamberwhen100Mbpsspeedisactive

Offwhen10Mbpsspeedisactive

1000SX/LXGigabitFibre Port21 – 24LED

SFP(LINK/ACT) Green

Litwhenconnectionwiththeremotedeviceisgood

Blinkswhenanytrafficispresent

Offwhenmoduleconnectionisnotgood

POELED

POE Green

LitwhenconnectionwithPOEPowerisenabled

BlinkswhenPOEPowerispresent

OffwhenPOEPowerisinactive

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1.4.2.ACPowersocketontheRearPanel

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Figure1.3RearviewofPOEGEM24T4SFP

AC Line 100-240V 50/60 Hz

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1.5.OverviewoftheOptionalSFPmodules

WiththePOEGEM24T4SFPswitch,theSFPportsarepairedwithRJ‐45copperports21to24.Only

oneofanygivenpairedportcanbeused.Inthismanner,thesepairedportscanbeseenas‘Dual

Media’portsthatsupport10/100/1000Mbpsor1000MbpsfibreviatheSFPinterfaces.

Optional

1000Mbpsmini‐GBICfibretransceivermodulescanbeusedforhigh‐speeduplink

connectionstofibrebackbonesorservers,wheninstalledintheSFPports.ArangeofoptionalAlloy

mini‐GBICmodulesareavailable:

AlloyPartNo. Description

MGBIC‐T

1000Mbps,mini‐GBIC,Copper,100metres

MGBIC‐MLC

1000Mbpsmultimode1000Base‐SX,850nm,max.range500m

MGBIC‐SLC10

1000Mbpssinglemode1000Base‐LX,1310nm,max.range10Km

MGBIC‐SLC4013

1000Mbpssinglemode1000Base‐LHX,1310nm,max.range40Km

MGBIC‐SLC4015

1000Mbpssinglemode1000Base‐LHX,1550nm,max.range40Km

MGBIC‐SLC70

1000Mbpssinglemode1000Base‐ZX,1550nm,max.range70Km

MGBIC‐SLC120

1000Mbpssinglemode1000Base‐EZX,1550nm,max.range120Km

MGBIC‐SLC200

1000Mbpssinglemode1000Base‐EZX,1550nm,max.range200Km

MGBIC‐WDMS3.20

1000MbpsWDMsinglemode/singlefibre1310nm,max.range20Km

MGBIC‐WDMS3.20

1000MbpsWDMsinglemode/singlefibre1550nm,max.range20Km

MGBIC‐WDMS3.40

1000MbpsWDMsinglemode/singlefibre1310nm,max.range40Km

MGBIC‐WDMS3.40

1000MbpsWDMsinglemode/singlefibre1550nm,max.range40Km

MGBIC‐CWDM‐40

1000MbpsCWDMsinglemode/singlefibre1470nm–1610nm,max.range

40Km

MGBIC‐CWDM‐70

1000MbpsCWDMsinglemode/singlefibre1470nm–1610nm,max.range

70Km

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Notes: *TheWDM(WaveDivisionMultiplexer)mini‐GBICm o dulesare

designedtofacilitatealinkoverasinglecoreofsinglemodefibrecable. 

Thetwounitsmustbeusedinapairedmanner,oneateitherendofthelink.

 *Mini‐GBICmodulesthataredesigned

totherelevantstandardsshouldbe 

compatiblewithanymakeofswitchwithSFPports.Ifyouhaveconcerns 

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regardingcompatibility,pleasecontactthesupplierofyourmini‐GBIC  

product.

 *Theinformationgiveninthetableaboveiscurrentattimeofpublication; 

availabilityofindividualAlloymini‐GBICmodulesmayvaryovertime.

Fig.1.5FrontViewof1000Base‐

SX

/

LXLC

,

SFP Fibre Transceive

r

Fig. 1.6 Front View of 1000Base-LX

WDM LC, SFP Fibre Transceiver

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2.Installation

2.1.StartingthePOEGEM24T4SFPSNMPManagedPOESwitch

Thissectionprovidesaquickstartguidefor:

• HardwareandCableInstallation

• ManagementStationInstallation

• Softwarebootingandconfiguration

2.1.1.HardwareandCableInstallation

PleaseNote:

⇒ Wearagroundingstraptoavoiddamagingtheswitchwithelectrostaticdischarge

⇒ Besurethatthepowerswitchisinthe‘OFF’positionbeforeyouinsertthepowercord

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•InstallingOptionalSFPMini‐GBICModules

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•ConnectingtheSFPMini‐GBICModul etotheChassis:

TheoptionalSFPMini‐GBICmodulesarehot‐swappable,soyoucanplug orunplugthemwhilethe

powerisappliedtotheswitch.

1. Verifythatthemini‐GBICmoduleis compatiblewiththeSFPportonthe

switch(forexample,

someswitchmanufacturersdesigntheirmini‐GBICmodulestobeoperableonlyintheirbranded

devices).

2. Verifythatthetypeofmini‐GBICyouhaveselectedforusewillbecompatiblewiththe

 typeoffibreopticcablethatistobeused.

3. Verifythat

thetypeofmini‐GBICyouhaveselectedforusewillbecompatiblewiththe

 fibreoptictransceiverattheotherendofthelink(e.g.–compatiblewavelengthandstandard).

4. SlidethemodulealongtheslotandensurethatthemoduleisproperlyseatedagainsttheSFP

slot

socket/connector.

5. Installthemediacablefornetworkconnection.

6. Repeattheabovesteps,asneeded,foreachmoduletobeinstalledintotheswitch.

Fig.2.1:InstallationofoptionalSFPmini‐GBICmodul es 

SFP

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Mini-GBIC module

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•CopperPorts‐CableInstallation

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PleaseNote:

⇒ TheRJ‐45portsontheAlloyPOEGEM24T4SFPSwitchsupportsMDI/MDI‐Xauto‐crossover

functionality.This enablesuseofeitherstraight‐throughorcrossoverUTPcable

types;theRJ‐45portswillautomaticallybeconfiguredtosuitthecharacteristicsof

thedevice

attheremoteendofthelink.

⇒ TheRJ‐45portsontheAlloyPOEGEM24T4SFPSwitchsupportNwayauto‐negotiation;the

 portswillautomaticallybeconfiguredtobecompatiblewiththespeedandduplex

settingsofthedeviceattheremoteendofthelink.

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TheminimumgradeofcableforusewiththeswitchisCat.5gradeUTPorSTP.Higher

gradesofUTP/STPcablemayalsobeusedtoconnecttothecopperRJ‐45ports.

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1. DepresstheclipontheRJ‐45connectorandpushintotheRJ‐45

port.Releaseconnectorand

ensurethatthecableconnectoris securelylocke dintotheRJ‐45port.

2. Repeattheabovesteps,asneeded,foreachRJ‐45porttobeconnected.

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•PowerOn

PleaseNote:

⇒ TheAlloy

POEGEM24T4SFP Switchusesa100‐240VAC,50‐60Hzpowersupply.Thepowersupply

willautomaticallyconvertyourlocalACpowersourcetoDCpowerforusebytheswitch.

1. Ensurethatthepowerswitchisturnedoffbeforeconnectingmainspower.

2. Connectthepowercordsuppliedwiththe

switchtoyournearestmainsoutlet.

3. ConnecttheotherendofthepowercordintotheIECpowerportontheswitch.

4. LockthepowercableintoplaceusingthepowercableclampmountedontheIECpowerport.

5. Turntheswitchon.

6. Wheninitialpower

isapplied,alltheLEDindicatorswilllightupforabriefperiodwhilethe

systemperformsitsstartuptests.Oncetheinitialtests(‘POSTtest’)havecompletedallexceptthe

powerLEDshouldreturntoanoffstate.

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•FirmwareLoading

Afterpoweron,theboot‐loaderwillload

theswitchfirmwareintothemainoperationalmemory.

Thisprocess willtakeabout30seconds.Oncecompleted,theswitchwillflashalltheLED’sonceand

thenswitchtoareadystate.

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2.1.2.CablingRequirements

Tohelpensureasuccessfulinstallationandkeepnetworkperformanceatoptimuml evels,takecare

touseCat.5egradeorhighercabling.EnsurethatstrandedcoreUTPcable,ifused,runsfornomore

than10metres,andthatsolidcorerunsforamaximumof100metres.Poorcablingis

themost

commoncausefornetworkdropoutsorpoorperformance.

2.1.2.1.CablingRequirementsforUTPPorts

• ForEthernetcoppernetw orkconnections,theUTPcableusedmustbeCat.3gradeasa

minimum,withamaximumlengthof100metres

• ForFastEthernetcoppernetworkconnections,theUTPcableused mustbeCat.5gradeasa

minimum,withamaximumlengthof100metres

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• ForGigabitEthernetcoppe rnetwork connection,UTPcableusedmustbeCat.5gradeorhigher,

withamaximumlengthof100metres.Cat.5egradeUTPcableisrecommended.

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2.1.2.2.CablingRequirementsfor1000SX/LX/ZXSFPModules

Therearetwocategoriesoffibreopticcable‐multimode(MM)andsinglemode(SM).Thelateris

categorisedintoseveralclassesbythedistanceitsupports.TheseareSX,LX,LHX,ZXandEZX.The

majorityofmini‐GBICmodulesavailableuseaLCtypeconnector.Theconnectortypesusedcurrently

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onAlloymini‐GBICmodulesareLCandWDMSC,forthefollowingmoduletypes:

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• GigabitFibrewithmultimodeLCSFPmini‐GBICmodules

• GigabitFibrewithsinglemodeLCmini‐GBICmodules

• GigabitFibrewithsinglemode/singlecoreWDMSC1310nmSFPmini‐GBICmodules

• GigabitFibrewithsinglemode/singlecoreWDMSC1550nmSFPmini‐GBICmodules

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ThefollowingtableliststhetypesoffibreopticcablethataresupportedbySFPmini‐GBICmodules

installedinAlloyPOEGEM24T4SFP.Othercabletypesnotlistedheremaybesupported;please

contactthesupplierofyour

switchfordetails.

IEEE802.3zGigabitEthernet1000SX

850nm

MultimodeFibreCableandModalBandwidth

Multimode2.5/125

μ

m Multimode50/125μm

Modal Range Modal Range

160MHz‐Km 220m 400MHz‐Km 500m

200MHz‐Km 275m 500MHz‐Km 550m

1000Base‐LX/LHX/XD/ZX

SingleModeFibre9/125μm

SingleModetransceiver1310nm10Km,40Km

SingleModetransceiver1550nm40Km,70Km,100Km

1000Base‐LXSingleFibre(WDMSC)

Singlemode

*20Km

TX(Transmit)1310nm

RX(Receive)1550nm

Singlemode

*20Km

TX(Transmit)1550nm

RX(Receive)1310nm

Cont.

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PleaseNote:

⇒ Furtherinformationcanbefoundin section1.5 

⇒ All figures denoting the range a given cable type can achieve must be treated as maximum

values.Anumberof variablescan limitthe actual rangethat can be achieved – gradeof cable

used,qualityofcable,andpresenceofjoinsincableruns,forexample

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2.1.3.ManagementoptionsavailablewiththePOEGEM24T4S FP

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ThePOEGEM24T4SFPsupportsmultiplemanagementoptionstoallowadministratorstoquickly

configureandmonitortheswitchandnetworkperformance.Therearefourmanagementoptions

availableincludingRS‐232console,CommandLineInterface(CLI),SNMPorviathebuiltinWeb

Management.Thefollowingprocedureswillbrieflydescribehoweachmethod

canbeperformed

andwillalsobediscussedinmoredetai llaterinthismanual.

Section2‐1‐3‐1:ConfiguringthePOEGEM24T4SFPthroughtheRS‐232serialport.

Section2‐1‐3‐2:ConfiguringthePOEGEM24T4SFPthroughtheEthernetport.

2.1.3.1.ConfiguringthePOEGEM24T4SFPthroughtheRS232serialport

WhenconfiguringthePOEGEM24T4SFPviatheRS‐232consolepleaseconnecttheswitchviathe

providedserialcabletoaDCEdevicesuchasaPC.Onceyouhaveconnectionrunaterminal

emulationprogra msuchasHyperTerminal.Whenconnectingtotheswitchpleaseusetheserial

settingsofthe

switchtocreatetheconnection,thedefaultsettingsarebelow:

BaudRate:115200

DataBits:8

Parity:None

StopBits:1

FlowControl:None

BypressingEnteryouwillnowbepromptedtologintotheswitch.

Thedefaultusernameandpasswordfortheswitchis:

Username:admin

Password:admin

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TheRS‐232consoleportontheswitchismainlyusedfortheinitialsetupoftheswitchincluding

settingtheIPAddress,SubnetMaskandGate way.Itisrecommendedthatallothermanagement

dutiesthatneedtobeperformedshouldbedoneviatheWebManagementorCLI.

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Alloy POEGEM24T4SFP User manual

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