Live-FSH8R Fast Ethernet Switch Product Features
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1. the Power LED Make sure the cable is connected properly on both ends Make sure that the maximum cable length between switch and end node does not exceed 100 meters for 10 100BASE TX connection Make sure that the maximum switch to hub switch cable distance does not exceed 100 meters for 10 100BASE TX connection Verify that the cabling type used is correct Check the corresponding Link Act FDX Col 100M for signs of faulty connection Check the status of the cable attachment If the problem persists try a different cable Try another port on the Switch Turn off power supply to the Switch After a while turn it on again to see if it resumes to its normal function If you find out where the problem is but cannot solve it by yourself or you simply cannot locate what is at fault please contact your local dealer for technical support 17 Live FSH8R Fast Ethernet Switch User s Manual V2 02. ORK ooooccocccocccocccncconnconnconccocncnanonanenanonanos 10 Connectivity Rules orrori a a 10 LO Mbps Conneccion 10BASE TI 10 Twisted pair 100Mbps Connection LOOBASE TX ooocccnnnnnnnnooccconnnnnnnnnnonoccccnnnnnnnnnnnos 10 Connecting to another Switch Hub ccccccccccccccsccscsssssssssscscssscccscesccccsccseeeeeeeees 11 Straight through Cable Connection for Switch to Switch hub Connection 11 Transmission VIGO ES iniciarte ica 12 Station Ports 10 I00BASE TX Transmission ccccccccccssssssseecccceeeceaeseeeeeceeeeeeeaas 12 LAN Micro segmentation through Switching Technology essssssseccoccssseeccoosssssesee 12 LEDINDICA TORS causes 13 Comprehensive LEDS uan e se 13 11 Live FSH8R Fast Ethernet Switch User s Manual V2 0 Table of Contents SA PPP OL eloeae 13 A A I 13 Power LED cunda 13 Station Cort LEDS cial 14 A Cee tet CURE TIE mOeEAT Cen me Cer Tm ee aM te We meneRTNTD 14 Fad So I BB Bb At e e STL ene 14 A AS 14 APPENDIX A PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS ccccccceccecsccecsceeceecsceeesceaees 15 APPENDIX B TROUBLESHOOTING ccccccceccececceccecsceececeececeaseeeseeanseeaees 17 111 Live FSH8R Fast Ethernet Switch User s Manual V2 0 Table of Contents Figures Fi 2 Packa se Contents dr ir 4 A o A ON 5 P2 Rear Pane A O 5 Pe Sol Desktop installat oisin eaaa A 6 Fig 3 2 Bottom View of the Switch showing mounting holes o ooonnnnnnmomm
3. Zs Air Live www ovislink com tw 7 Fast Ethernet Switch 8 x 10 100Mbps NWay 10 100BASE TX Fast Ethernet Switch with Auto MDI MDIX ade by OvisLink Trademarks All rights reserved AirLive Logo is an registered trademarks of OvisLink Corp Taiwan Other product names and company names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners FCC Warning This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the requirements for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These requirements are designed for reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment operating in a commercial environment This equipment can generate and radiate electromagnetic energy and if not installed and used in accordance with this guide may cause significant interference with radio communication Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause interference to household appliances in which case the user will be required to amend at his or her own expense CE Mark Warning This is a Class A product In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate preventive measures Disclaimer Contents in this manual are subject to changes without prior notice About this User s Manual This User s Manual aims at helping users to know the key features of Live FSH8R Fast Ethernet Switch and to install
4. ation and a shared access 1OOBASE TX hub e The maximum cable length is 100 meters between end station and switch repeater and 100 meters between switch and switch repeater thus making possible a maximum distance of 300 meters between two end stations 10 Live FSH8R Fast Ethernet Switch User s Manual V2 0 4 Expanding your Network Connecting to another Switch Hub Straight through Cable Connection for Switch to Switch hub Connection Use a straight through cable for the connection made through the station port of Live FSH8R to any station port of the other switch hub Since Live FSH8R Switch is capable of auto crossing over by its Auto MDI and Auto MDI X function you don t have to use a crossover cable such as 1s usually required for this kind of switch to switch hub connection with other switch Category 5 UTP straight through cable Fig 4 1 Uplink to another Switch Hub using straight through cable Summary on Connectivity When connecting a PC hub switch or any other networking device to the 10 100BASE TX station port of the Live FSH8R use a straight through UTP cable No crossover cable is required for Live FSH8R The 10 100BASE TX cabling distance 1s 100 meters maximum 1 Live FSH8R Fast Ethernet Switch User s Manual V2 0 4 Expanding your Network Transmission Modes Station Ports 10 100BASE TX Transmission All 10 100Mbps station ports of Live FSH8R Fast Ethernet Switch utilize auto negotiation to deter
5. escribes when to use straight through or crossover cable ee ee Station Port Specification 10BASE T 100BASE T Interface RJ45 CabletoUse Straight through twisted pair cable To an end station To a hub switch Straight through twisted pair cable 100 meters Table 3 1 Cabling type for 10BASE T 100BASE TX 8 Live FSH8R Fast Ethernet Switch User s Manual V2 0 3 Installation of the Switch Connecting to Power Live FSH8R is accompanied with an external power adapter unit which is specifically designed for the line voltage and the type of AC outlet used in your location This power adapter provides the voltage amperage and polarity required by the Switch 7 5Vpc 01 5A inside positive outside negative and 1s outfitted with the correct type of barrel connector for the DC power jack on the rear panel After verifying that the DC power adapter cord is suitable for use just plug the male end of the DC power adapter into a power outlet on the wall and plug the barrel connector of the power adapter into DC power jack on the Switch Once you have correctly plugged in the power the Switch is activated Power Connector Power Outlet Fig 3 5 Connecting the Switch to power outlet 9 Live FSH8R Fast Ethernet Switch User s Manual V2 0 4 Expanding your Network 4 Expanding Your Network Live FSH8R Fast Ethernet Switch is primarily designed as a central switching device to manage your workgroup departmental traffic with
6. et Switch User s Manual V2 0 2 Preparation before Installation The Front Panel The front panel is where you can find the LED indicators For information concerning LED indicators please refer to Chapter 5 LED Indicators Power Link Act DIAG FDX Col L ve PSH3R ENLOOP 100M Power LED Station Port LEDs Fig 2 2 Front Panel The Rear Panel The rear panel 1s where you can locate the DC power jack the 8 10 100Mbps station ports For the technical specifications of the ports please refer to Appendix A Product Specifications for detailed information Station Ports Port 1 to 8 Live FSH8R Fast Ethernet Switch is equipped with 8 10 100Mbps auto sensing and auto negotiating ports You can use these ports to connect to end stations servers or other networking devices DC Power Jack The DC Power Jack is where you should connect the DC power adapter chord Power Cbnnector Station Ports Fig 2 3 Rear Panel 5 Live FSH8R Fast Ethernet Switch User s Manual V2 0 3 Installation of the Switch Installation of the Switch Quick Installation Live FSH8R Fast Ethernet Switch is fully compliant with 10 100BASE TX Fast Ethernet standards 2 Steps to Quick Installation Step 1 Power on the Switch Step 2 Connect network devices to the Switch connect either workstation server switch bridge or router to the station port 10 I00BASE TX using 100 ohm unshielded twisted pair category 5 UTP or shielded t
7. in Ethernet Fast Ethernet Its built in VLAN function offers instant connection without further administration efforts Furthermore its secure VLAN feature offers security for virtual workgroups With your existing Ethernet Fast Ethernet infrastructure you can very easily connect expand or migrate to virtual workgroup computing in an Ethernet Fast Ethernet environment The following sections will introduce to you the basics of network connectivity in virtual workgroup computing within Ethernet Fast Ethernet environment as well as VLAN and priority configuration Connectivity Rules 10 Mbps Connection 10BASE T Ethernet connection should be configured according to the following connectivity rules e The maximum length for UTP cables must not exceed 100 meters from end station to a shared access 1 OBASE T hub e Between any two end stations in a collision domain there may be up to five cable segments and four intermediate repeaters at most e Ifthere is a path between any two end stations containing five segments and four repeaters then at least two of the cable segments must be point to point link segments e g L OBASE T or 1OBASE 5 while the remaining segments may be of mixed segments e g LOBASE 2 or 1OBASE 5 Twisted pair 100Mbps Connection 100BASE TX Copper wired Fast Ethernet connection should be configured according to the following connectivity rules e The maximum length for STP UTP cable is 100 meters from end st
8. it in a 10 100BASE TX Fast Ethernet Local Area Network LAN OvisLink Corp 2F No 8 Lane 130 Min Chuan Rd Hsin Tien City Taipei Taiwan R O C Table of Contents Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS iio PRODUCT OVERVIEW sacramental ada 1 Introduccion iii 1 8x 10 100Mbps ports Fast Ethernet SwitcCh cooooooonnncconnnononnnononocnnnnnnnnnnnanarocononnnoss Store and Forward Architecture against Packet LoSS cccocoonnononoonoonccnccnncnnnnnnnonononoss l ACTIV FOW CONTO Dir l POULIN ITE Pecado ta System Port Status Information at a Glance ooooooooonncccnncnnnonnnonnnononnnnnnnnnonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnos l Product Feature Secos eeens eE EE SEE EE E EEEE Eaa 3 VAS IC Ae C AUUIE io 3 PREPARATION BEFORE INSTALLATION cccccececeececsceceecscenees 4 Unpack thie Package sociis aian aiaia airea 4 The Front Pale ia 5 Lekeitio 5 Station POLS CP OU Ltr S iaa 5 DEC POWT II eens Cee nce ee es tert ene a DO 5 1 Live FSH8R Fast Ethernet Switch User s Manual V2 0 Table of Contents INSTALLATION OF THE SWITCH 0 cee ceeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeneeanes 6 OQu ick installation AA 6 2 Steps to Quick MISTAAION iii 6 Desktop Installation 6 Installation on Wall as 7 AA aeaa aaa aoa EEEE aae EEAO ORAE ERESSE 7 Cable requirement for 100BASE TX Port ccccccccsssccsssseeseccccseceeessssssccecseecensssssces 7 A MATO A A il I Comnectino to POWeP aseda a as 9 EXPANDING YOUR NETW
9. ll see a blinking green light FDX Col LED FDX Col LED shows the transmission mode of the connection When in full duplex transmission mode FDX LED gives forth a solid yellow light When in half duplex mode 1t will be off While collisions happen in half duplex mode the FDX Col will be blinking 100M 100M LED giving a solid red light indicates that a 100Mbps data link has been established between the corresponding port and the device If no 100Mbps connection is made it will be off Table 5 1 Station Port LEDs System LEDS o l Power LED e Green ON Power ON OFF Power OFF Station Port LEDS Link Act e Green ON Blinking OFF FDX Col e ON Yellow OFF Blinking ON OFF 14 Connection is made Transmitting Receiving No connection is made Full Duplex Half Duplex Collisions in half duplex 100 Mbps Connection 10 Mbps Connection Live FSH8R Fast Ethernet Switch User s Manual V2 0 Appendix A Product Specifications Appendix A Product Specifications e Standard Compliance EEE 802 3 10BASE T Ethernet EEE 802 3u 100BASE TX Fast Ethernet ANSI IEEE Std 802 3 NWay auto negotiation e Topology Star e Port Configuration 8 x 10 100 BASE TX Port e Data Rate IlOBASE T Ethernet 10 Megabits sec half duplex 20 Megabits sec full duplex JOOBASE TX Fast Ethernet 100 Megabits sec half duplex 200 Megabits sec full duplex e Transmission method Store and Forward e Full Duplex Aut
10. mine the transmission mode for any new connection This means if auto negotiation is supported on both ends of the connection the Switch is initiated to negotiate for one of the following transmission modes 200Mbps FDX 100Mbps HDX 20Mbps FDX 10Mbps HDX LAN Micro segmentation through Switching Technology Live FSH8R Fast Ethernet Switch can effectively segment your network significantly increasing both bandwidth and throughput Any port on the Switch can either be attached to a hub 1 e shared collision domain or serve as a dedicated link to a single network device e g a workstation When a port on the Switch is connected to an Ethernet hub 1 e a 10 or 100 Mbps repeater the bandwidth provided by that port is shared by all the devices connected to the attached hub However when a port is connected to an end node or to a device that breaks up the collision domain e g another Switch bridge or router the attached device will have access to the full bandwidth provided by that port Micro segmentation of an existing LAN can improve network latency and increase overall performance Live FSH8R Fast Ethernet Switch uses Store and Forward switching to control network traffic thus ensuring data integrity under heavy load 12 Live FSH8R Fast Ethernet Switch User s Manual V2 0 5 LED Indicators LED Indicators Before connecting any network device to Live FSH8R Fast Ethernet Switch you should take a few minutes to look over thi
11. mm 7 Fig 3 3 10 1OOBASE TX pin assignments for RJ 45 Connector ccccccnccncncnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnns 8 Fig 3 4 Pin assignments for straight through cabling oo ooccccncncnnnnnccnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnos 8 Fig 3 5 Connecting the Switch to power Outlet oooocccccnnnnncnnnnnnnnnnonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnns 9 Fig 5 1 Front panel LED INdICAatorS ccccccnnncncnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnns 13 1V Live FSH8R Fast Ethernet Switch User s Manual V2 0 Table of Contents Tables Table 3 1 Cabling type for LOBASE T 1OOBASE TX 0 0 ccccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 8 Table 5 1 Station Port LEDS sebeletoeeisabelsieuwasecds 14 V Live FSH8R Fast Ethernet Switch User s Manual V2 0 1 Product Overview 1 Product Overview Introduction 8x 10 100Mbps ports Fast Ethernet Switch Live FSH8R Fast Ethernet Switch is an auto sensing and auto negotiating 10 100BASE TX Fast Ethernet Switch with VLAN and Priority capability Its eight 10 100Mbps station ports provide 10 100Mbps connections to Ethernet Fast Ethernet network Live FSH8R s unique switching fabric provides full wire speed for all ports With auto sensing Live FSH8R automatically detects the speed of the devices you plug into and routes the incoming data to its destination Its auto negotiating function allows existing devices running at different speeds to communicate easily within the same network Store and Forward Architecture against Packe
12. nt solution System Port Status Information at a Glance There are 2 sets of LEDs on the front panel System LEDs and Station Port LEDs l Live FSH8R Fast Ethernet Switch User s Manual V2 0 1 Product Overview The System LEDs consist of the Power Power LED shows Power On Off status of the switch The Station Port LEDs reveal the link status half full duplex transmission 10 100Mbps speed mode and the collision status of each station port For detailed LED information refer to Chapter 5 LED Indicators 2 Live FSH8R Fast Ethernet Switch User s Manual V2 0 1 Product Overview Live FSH8R Fast Ethernet Switch Product Features The main features of Live FSH8R Fast Ethernet Switch are as follows Basic Features l l O DOCO DOCO Fast Ethernet Switch with eight 10 100Mbps station ports Fully compliant with Ethernet Fast Ethernet standards IEEE 802 3 10 BASE T Ethernet IEEE 802 3u 100 BASE TX Fast Ethernet ANSI IEEE Std 802 3 NWay auto negotiation Fixed port configuration 8 x 10 100 Mbps auto sensing and auto negotiating ports Port 1 8 Easy plug and play installation Store and Forward transmission to prevent packet loss Half Full Duplex function for all 10 100BASE TX stations ports Auto sensing and auto MDI MDIX function for all 10 100BASE TX station ports Active Flow control to minimize frame drops Half Duplex Back Pressure control Full Duplex IEEE 802 3x compliant flow control Comprehensi
13. o negotiation e Active Flow Control EEE 802 3x compliant flow control for full duplex Back Pressure for half duplex e Filtering Address Table SK e RAM Buffer 256 KBytes e MAC Address Learning Automatic update e Cabling Type IOBASE T 4 pair 100 ohm Category 3 4 5 UTP 100 m cable IlOOBASE TX 4 pair 100 ohm Category 5 UTP STP 100 m cable e LED layout System LEDs Power LED Station port LEDs for port 1 8 Link Act LEDs FDX Col LEDs 100M LEDs e Dimensions 209 144 49 m m 15 Live FSH8R Fast Ethernet Switch User s Manual V2 0 Appendix A Production Specifications e Net Weight 450g e Power Input External Power Supply with 7 5v 1 5 A output 120 220V 1c 50 60 Hz TO DC7 5V 1 5A e Power Consumption 7 5 Watts max 7 5V DC e Operating Temperature 32 122 F 0 50 C e Storage Temperature 68 149 F 20 65 C e Humidity lt 95 non condensing e Safety EMI Certificates UL TUV VDE FCC Class A CE 16 Live FSH8R Fast Ethernet Switch User s Manual V2 0 Appendix B Troubleshooting Appendix B Troubleshooting This appendix contains specific information to help you identify and solve problems If your switch does not function properly please make sure it is set up according to the instructions on the manual If you suspect your switch is not connected correctly to your network check the following points before you contact your local dealer for support Make sure the Power is ON Check
14. ory 3 4 5 UTP STP cable 100BASE TX 100 ohm Category 5 UTP STP cable Straight through cabling Under most conditions the 8 station ports on the Switch accept normal straight through cables 1 e standard UTP STP cables which are the only ones that can be used with a RJ 45 connector interface 7 Live FSH8R Fast Ethernet Switch User s Manual V2 0 3 Installation of the Switch Normally 10B ASE T networks require a straight through Cat 3 4 5 UTP STP cabling system The cabling system could be found in most existing Ethernet network installations 100 100BASE TX networks require Cat 5 UTP STP cabling system The pin assignments for a straight through cable are shown in Figure 3 5 and 3 6 RJ 45 Connector Contact Media Direct Interface Signal Tx transmission Tx transmission Rx reception Not used Not used Rx reception Not used COP OD oy BY DN gt Not used Cable and Connector Fig 3 3 10 100BASE TX pin assignments for RJ 45 connector Adapter Switch CON Oo BP WN CONOR WN Fig 3 4 Pin assignments for straight through cabling Note While connectingLive FSHS8R to other hub switch you don t have to use a crossover cable for connection since Live F SH8R performs auto crossing over by its Auto MDI Auto MDI X function Simply use the straight through cable for all types of IVOBASE TX connections either to a PC or to a networking device such as other hub or switch The table below d
15. s chapter and get familiar with the front panel LED indicators of your Switch The front panel LED indicators of Live FSH8R comprise 2 sets of LEDs System Status LEDs and Station Port LEDs Each set of LEDs gives specific information concerning the system status or the station port status Comprehensive LEDs System LED Power LED indicates the system power Status Station Port LEDs Station Port LEDs show the port status of each of 1ts eight 10 100 Mbps station ports There are Link Act FDX Col LED and 100M for each port Power Link Act DIAG FDX Col ENLOOP 100M 7 us T Power LED I Sy X Station Port LEDs Fig 5 1 Front panel LED indicators The specific function of each LED will be described in full details in the following sections Power LED Power LED will give a solid green light when you turn on the Switch and will be off when the Switch being turned off You can simply check the Power LED to see if the Switch is being activated Before turning on the Switch please verify that the power cord has been properly connected to the Switch and the power outlet on the wall 13 Live FSH8R Fast Ethernet Switch User s Manual V2 0 5 LED Indicators Station Port LEDs Link Act LED Link Act LED giving a solid green light indicates that a data link has been established between the corresponding port and the device If no connection is made it will be off While the port is transmitting or receiving data you wi
16. t Loss When network is under heavy traffic the shared memory buffer in the switching devices might yield incorrect detections due to overfed memory buffer This setback can happen either when data is transmitted in IEEE802 3x Full Duplex or Back Pressure Flow Control mode To solve this problem Live FSH8R utilizes a fixed memory buffer allocation with Store and forward transmission to ensure an effective buffer allocation for each port Store and forward transmission controls data flow from transmitting to receiving nodes with the receiving buffer threshold adjusted to an optimal value thus guaranteeing against all possible packet losses Active Flow Control Live FSH8R Fast Ethernet Switch implements in full duplex mode a flow control that is compliant with the IEEE 802 3x standard While in half duplex mode it employs an optional Back Pressure Flow Control to stall the incoming data when port buffers are saturated With this flow control mechanism it can be ensured that frames dropped during transmission are reduced to a minimum Full Wire Speed Live FSH8R s Full Wire Speed feature provides high end performance for departmental and workgroup environments at a fraction of the cost of similar devices Typically this feature was found only in high end switches designed to handle huge corporate networks With bandwidth needs and network efficiency concerns Live FSH8R s switching fabric design is the perfect answer for bandwidth enhanceme
17. ve LED indicators for system port status monitoring System LEDs Power green LED to indicate power on off status Station Port LEDs for port 1 ports Link Act green LEDsto indicate linking status and activity in 10 100Mpbs mode FDX Col yellow LEDs to indicate Half Full Duplex transmission and collision status 100M red LEDs to indicate 100 Mbps speed Cabling distance up to 100 meters for twisted pair cable 3 Live FSH8R Fast Ethernet Switch User s Manual V2 0 2 Preparation before Installation 2 Preparation before Installation Unpack the Package Before you begin the installation of Live FSH8R Fast Ethernet Switch make sure that you have all the necessary accessories that come with your package Follow the steps below to unpack your package contents 1 Clear out an adequate space to unpack the package carton Open the package carton and take out the contents carefully 3 Put back all the shipping materials such as plastic bag paddings and linings into the package carton and save them for future transport need After unpacking and taking out the entire package contents you should check whether you have got the following items Live FSH8R Fast Ethernet Switch One AC power adapter Support CD ROM The PDF version of this User s Manual can be found within If any of these above items is missing or damaged please contact your local dealer for replacement Fig 2 1 Package Content A Live FSH8R Fast Ethern
18. wisted pair STP cable Desktop Installation Live FSH8R Fast Ethernet Switch has four rubber pads attached on each corner of its underside These pads serve as cushionings against vibration and prevent the switch from sliding off its position They also allow adequate ventilation space when you place the switch on top of another device Fig 3 1 Desktop installation 6 Live FSH8R Fast Ethernet Switch User s Manual V2 0 3 Installation of the Switch Installation on Wall Live FSH8R Fast Ethernet Switch can be mounted on a wall with wall anchors and screws To mount the Switch on wall please follow the steps below Drill two holes the distance between both of which should be 9 cm such as the illustration below Insert wall anchors into these two holes Drive the screws into the top of the wall anchors Mount Live FSH8R on the screws Fig 3 2 Bottom View of the Switch showing mounting holes Cabling Requirements Live FSH8R Fast Ethernet Switch is primarily designed as a central switching device to provide 10 100Mbps bandwidth to your Ethernet Fast Ethernet LAN Cable requirement for 100BASE TX Port Those 8 RJ 45 station ports MDI X all require Cat 5 twisted pair UTP STP cable for connection When configuring within the 10 100BASE TX cabling architecture the cable distance should be within 100m The following table summarizes the cable requirement for I0 I00BASE TX connection 10BASE T 100 ohm Categ
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