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Gigabit eco-friendly
Ethernet Switches
AT-GS900/16
AT-GS900/24
Installation Guide
613-001351 Rev. A
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Copyright © 2010 Allied Telesis, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced without prior written permission from Allied Telesis, Inc. Allied Telesis and the Allied Telesis logo are trademarks of Allied Telesis, Incorporated. All other product names, company names, logos or other designations mentioned herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners
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Electrical Safety and Emissions Standards This product meets the following standards. U.S. Federal Communications Commission Radiated Energy Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy a
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Translated Safety Statements Important: The symbol indicates that a translation of the safety statement is available in a PDF document titled “Translated Safety Statements”. This is posted on the Allied Telesis website at http://www.alliedtelesis.com/support/software/. Refer to “Where to Find Web-based Product Documentation” on page 13 to navigate to this document. 4
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Contents Preface ............................................................................................................................................................ 11 Safety Symbols Used in this Document..................................................................................................... 12 Where to Find Web-based Guides............................................................................................................. 13 Contacting Allied Telesis..............
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Figures Figure 1. Front Panels .........................................................................................................................................................18 Figure 2. Back Panels .........................................................................................................................................................18 Figure 3. eco-friendly Switch ......................................................................................................
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Tables Table 1. Safety Symbols .....................................................................................................................................................12 Table 2. eco-friendly Switch Functions ...............................................................................................................................21 Table 3. System and Port LEDs ...................................................................................................................
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List of Tables 10
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Preface This guide contains instructions on how to install the AT-GS900/16 and AT-GS900/24 Gigabit Ethernet Switches. This preface contains the following sections: “Safety Symbols Used in this Document” on page 12 “Where to Find Web-based Guides” on page 13 “Contacting Allied Telesis” on page 14 11
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Preface Safety Symbols Used in this Document This document uses the safety symbols defined in Table 1. Table 1. Safety Symbols Symbol Meaning Description Caution Performing or omitting a specific action may result in equipment damage or loss of data. Warning Performing or omitting a specific action may result in electrical shock. 12
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AT-GS900/16, AT-GS900/24 Gigabit eco-friendly Ethernet Switch Installation Guide Where to Find Web-based Guides The product documentation for all Allied Telesis products are available in portable document format (PDF) on our web site. Go to http://www.alliedtelesis.com/support/software/. Enter your hardware product model in the Search by Product Name field; for example, enter AT-GS900/16 or AT-GS900/24. You can view the documents online or download them onto your local workstation or server
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Preface Contacting Allied Telesis This section provides Allied Telesis contact information for technical support as well as sales and corporate information. Online Support You can request technical support online by accessing the Allied Telesis Knowledge Base: www.alliedtelesis.com/support/kb.aspx. You can use the Knowledge Base to submit questions to our technical support staff and review answers to previously asked questions. Email and For Technical Support via email or telephone, refer
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AT-GS900/16, AT-GS900/24 Gigabit eco-friendly Ethernet Switch Installation Guide 15
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Chapter 1 Product Description The AT-GS900/16 and AT-GS900/24 switches are low operating power, unmanaged, Layer 2 Fanless Gigabit Ethernet switches designed to simplify the task of creating or expanding an Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, or Gigabit Ethernet network. This chapter contains the follows sections: “Features” on page 17 “Components” on page 18 “Hardware Feature Description” on page 19 “Ethernet Switching Basics” on page 23 16
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AT-GS900/16, AT-GS900/24 Gigabit eco-friendly Ethernet Switch Installation Guide Features AT-GS900/16 and AT-GS900/24 Gigabit eco-friendly Ethernet switches features include: Silent fanless operation Power saving port features on each port including: – Cable Length detection and power minimization – Link-Down power savings LED disable mode 16 or 24 x 10/100/1000Mbps auto-sensing, switching ports MAC address table: – AT-GS900/16: Up to 8K MAC address table – AT-GS900/24: Up to 16K MAC addr
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Chapter 1: Product Description Components Figure 1 illustrates the front panels of the AT-GS900/16 and AT-GS900/24 switches. AT-GS900/16 AT-GS900/16 1000 LINK ACT 10/100 LINK ACT FDX HDX COL 16 Port 10/100/1000Base-T Gigabit Ethernet Switch 13 5 7 911 13 15 135 7 9 11 13 15 POWER 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 24 6 8 10 12 14 16 1896 16 - 10/100/1000Base Twisted Pair Ports System / Port LEDS AT-GS900/24 AT-GS900/24 1000 LINK ACT 10/100 LINK ACT FDX HDX COL 13 5 7 911 13 15 17 19 21 23 24 Port 10/100/1000B
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AT-GS900/16, AT-GS900/24 Gigabit eco-friendly Ethernet Switch Installation Guide Hardware Feature Description The following sections describe hardware features of the AT-GS900/16 and AT-GS900/24 Fanless Gigabit Ethernet switches: System and Port LEDs Twisted Pair Ports AC Power Connector Twisted Pair The AT-GS900/16 Fanless Gigabit Ethernet switch features 16 twisted pair ports, and the AT-GS900/24 Fanless Gigabit Ethernet switch features Ports 24 twisted pair ports. Type of Connector The
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Chapter 1: Product Description Maximum Distance Each twisted pair port has a maximum operating distance of 100 m (328 feet). Type of Cabling For 10 Mbps operation, Category 3 or better 100 ohm shielded or unshielded twisted pair cabling is required. For 100 or 1000 Mbps operation, Category 5 and Enhanced Category 5 (5E) 100 ohm shielded or unshielded twisted pair cabling is required. Auto MDI/MDI-X All of the ports on the switch are auto-MDI and IEEE 802.3ab-compatible. Since each port's s
