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AT-FS705E FC
AT-FS706E FC
10/100 Mbps Ethernet Switches
Installation Guide
PN 613-50221-00 Rev A
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Copyright 2001 Allied Telesyn International, Corp. 960 Stewart Drive Suite B, Sunnyvale CA 94085, USA All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced without prior written permission from Allied Telesyn International, Corp. Ethernet is a registered trademark of Xerox Corporation. All other product names, company names, logos or other designations mentioned herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. Allied Telesyn International, Corp. reserv
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Electrical Safety and Emission Compliance Statement 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 ra
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Importante: El Apéndice A contiene mensajes de seguridad traducidos para la instalación de este equipo. Cuando vea el símbolo , vaya al Apéndice A para ver el mensaje de seguridad traducido a su idioma. Obs! Bilaga A innehåller översatta säkerhetsmeddelanden avseende installationen av denna utrustning. När du ser , skall du gå till Bilaga A för att läsa det översatta säkerhetsmeddelandet på ditt språk. iv
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Table of Contents Electrical Safety and Emission Compliance Statement .......................iii Welcome to Allied Telesyn ..........................................................................vii Where to Find Web-based Guides ...................................................................vii Document Conventions ....................................................................................vii Contacting Allied Telesyn ..............................................................
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Chapter 2 Installing the Switch ....................................................................................17 Reviewing Safety Guidelines ...........................................................................17 Verifying the Package Contents ......................................................................18 Selecting a Site for the Switch .........................................................................19 Installing the Twisted Pair and Fiber Optic Cabling ...........
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Welcome to Allied Telesyn The guide contains instructions on how to install the AT-FS705E FC Series and AT-FS706E FC Series Ethernet Switches. Where to Find Web-based Guides The Allied Telesyn web site at www.alliedtelesyn.com contains the most recent documentation for all of our products. All product guides can be downloaded from the web site in PDF format. Document Conventions This guide uses several conventions that you should become familiar with before you begin to install the product.
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Contacting Allied Telesyn You can contact Allied Telesyn technical support by telephone, fax, or e-mail. You can also contact technical support online through our web site. Online Support You can request technical support online by filling out the Online Technical Support Form at www.alliedtelesyn.com/support/supportf.asp or by accessing the Technical Support Knowledge Base from the Allied Telesyn North American web site. The Knowledge Base allows you to submit questions to our technical st
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AT-FH705E FC and AT-FS706E FC Installation Guide E-mail Support United States and Canada TS1@alliedtelesyn.com Latin America, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Caribbean, and Virgin Islands latin_america@alliedtelesyn.com Returning Products Products for return or repair must first be assigned a Return Materials Authorization (RMA) number. A product sent to Allied Telesyn without a RMA number will be returned to the sender at the sender’s expense. To obtain an RMA number, contact Allied Telesyn’s Technical
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FTP Server If you need a new version of management software for an Allied Telesyn managed device and you know the file name of the program, you can download the software by connecting directly to our FTP server at ftp:// gateway.centre.com. At login, enter ‘anonymous’ as the username and your e-mail address as the password. For Sales or Corporate Information Allied Telesyn International, Corp. Allied Telesyn International, Corp. 19800 North Creek Parkway, Suite 200 960 Stewart Drive, Suite B
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Chapter 1 Overview The AT-FS705E FC Series and the AT-FS706E FC Series Fast Ethernet switches are unmanaged Layer 2 switches. They can be used in a variety of network configurations and topologies. You can use the switches to create small workgroups with dedicated 10/100 Mbps links to your network devices, such as workstations, servers, printers, and routers. You can also use the switches to interconnect Ethernet hubs to provide a bridge between the different workgroups of your network. Fi
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Figure 1 and Figure 2 illustrate the front and rear panels of the AT-FS705E FC Series and AT-FS706E FC Series Ethernet switches, respectively. Twisted Pair Fiber Optic Port Fiber Optic Power LED Duplex Mode Switch Port LEDS Port LEDs 100FX 10/100TX Allied Telesyn AT-FS705E FC/SC 10BASE-T / 100BASE-TX 4 PORT ETHERNET SWITCH WITH 100FX UPLINK LNK/ACT LNK/ACT HALF 100M FULL FD 5 PWR 5 4 3 2 1 100FX DUPLEX DC In 1 2 3 4 TX 5 RX 3.3V 10Base-T/100Base-TX Ports 100Base-FX DC Power Fiber Opti
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AT-FS705E FC and AT-FS706E FC Installation Guide 10/100 Mbps Twisted Pair Ports The AT-FS705E FC and AT-FS706E FC switches have four twisted pair ports. Type of Connector The twisted pair ports have RJ45 connectors. Speed These ports are compliant with the 10Base-T and 100Base-TX standards and are capable of either 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps operation. The ports are IEEE 802.3u Auto-negotiation-compliant, meaning the speed for each port is set automatically by the switch after determining the speed
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Maximum Distance The maximum distance of a twisted pair cable is 100 meters (328 feet). Cable lengths that exceed this limit can result in poor or erratic network performance. Auto MDI/MDI-X An RJ45 twisted pair port on a 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps Ethernet network device can be wired as either MDI and MDI-X. Twisted pair ports on personal computers, routers, and bridges are typically wired as MDI. The twisted pair ports on switches and hubs are usually MDI-X. When connecting two network devices
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AT-FS705E FC and AT-FS706E FC Installation Guide 100 Mbps Fiber Optic Port The AT-FS705E FC and AT-FS706E FC Ethernet switches feature one and two fiber optic ports, respectively. You can use the fiber optic ports to connect the switch to other switches or other end nodes over large distances. Type of Connector The AT-FS705E FC Series and the AT-FS706E FC Series switches come with a variety of fiber optic connectors. Contact your Allied Telesyn International sales representative for a list
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Maximum Distance The maximum operating distance of the fiber optic ports on the AT-FS705E FC and AT-FS706E FC Ethernet switches is 2 kilometers (1.25 miles). Cable lengths that exceed this limit can result in poor or erratic network performance. Note The fiber optic port on the network device that you intend to connect to the AT-FS705E FC or AT-FS706E FC Ethernet switch must have the same operating characteristics as the fiber optic port on the switch. For example, the maximum operating di
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AT-FS705E FC and AT-FS706E FC Installation Guide Introduction to Ethernet Switching An Ethernet switch is designed to manage the flow of data between the various devices that are connected to its ports. MAC Address Table The heart of an Ethernet switch is the Media Access Control (MAC) address table. Every device that you attach to an Ethernet network has a MAC address. This address is assigned to the device by the device’s manufacturer. For example, each network interface card (NIC) that y
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The MAC address table in the AT-FS705E FC Series and AT-FS706E FC Series switches can store up to 4,000 MAC addresses. To prevent the table from becoming filled with addresses of end nodes that are no longer active, the switch has a MAC address aging timer. This timer will delete a MAC address from the table if it does not see a frame from the end node with the address on any port after five minutes (300 seconds). The aging timer also helps to ensure that the table is correct should an end
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AT-FS705E FC and AT-FS706E FC Installation Guide How a switch signals an end node to stop transmitting data differs depending on the speed of the end node and switch port. Ports operating at 10 Mbps use flow control while ports operating at 100 Mbps use backpressure. For a 10 Mbps port, the switch will stop an end node from transmitting data by forcing a collision. A collision on an Ethernet network occurs when two nodes attempt to transmit data using the same data link at the same time. A
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System LEDs The switch has a series of LEDs that you can use to determine the operating status of the system and the ports. The LEDs are described in Table 1. Table 1 System and Port LEDs LED Color Function PWR Steady Green The switch is receiving power. FD Steady Green The fiber optic port is operating in full-duplex mode. OFF The fiber optic port is operating in half-duplex mode. 100M Steady Green The twisted pair port is operating at 100 Mbps. OFF The twisted pair port is operating at 10
