Asante GX5-424W - Manuals

Asanté FriendlyNET GX5-424W User’s Manual 6 Chapter 2 Unpacking and Installation This chapter provides unpacking and installation information for the GX5-424W switch. Unpacking Open the shipping cartons of the GX5-424W switch and carefully unpack its contents. The carton should contain the following...

Asanté FriendlyNET GX5-424W User’s Manual 7 Connecting Network Cable The GX5-424W switch supports 10 Mbps Ethernet or 100 Mbps Fast Ethernet and runs both in half and full duplex mode using Category 5 cable. The GX5-424W switch also supports 2 port 1000 Mbps Gigabit Ethernet that runs in auto-negoti...

Asanté FriendlyNET GX5-424W User’s Manual 8 Chapter 3 Identifying External Components This chapter describes the front panel, rear panel, and LED indicators of the GX5-424W switch. Front Panel The figure below shows the front panel of the GX5-424W switch. Figure 3. Front panel of the FriendlyNET GX5...

Asanté FriendlyNET GX5-424W User’s Manual 9 AC Power Connector This three-pronged connector supports the power cord. Plug in the female connector of the provided power cord into this connector, and the male into a power outlet. Supported input voltages range from 100–240 VAC at 50–60Hz. Reset to Fac...

Asanté FriendlyNET GX5-424W User’s Manual 10 Chapter 4 Understanding LED Indicators The front panel LEDs provide instant status feedback, helping to monitor and troubleshoot when needed. Figure 5. LED indicators on the GX5-424W switch. Power and System LEDs POWER: Power Indicator On The GX5-424W swi...

Asanté FriendlyNET GX5-424W User’s Manual 11 Ports 25–26 Gigabit Status LEDs Link/ACT: Link/Activity On The respective port is successfully connected to an Ethernet network. Blinking The port is transmitting or receiving data on the Ethernet network. Off No link. 100 Mbps On The respective port is c...

Asanté FriendlyNET GX5-424W User’s Manual 12 Chapter 5 GX5W Management Utility You can configure the GX5-424W switch through the Web browser. With the GX5W Management Utility, you can easily assign the IP address, change the password, and upgrade to new firmware. It is most important to find out the...

Asanté FriendlyNET GX5-424W User’s Manual 13 Double-click or press the Add to monitor list button to select a device from the Discovery List to add to the Monitor List. System word definitions in the Discovery List show: • MAC Address: the device MAC address • IP Address: the current IP address of t...

Asanté FriendlyNET GX5-424W User’s Manual 14 Note: In order to receive trap information, the switch must be configured with Trap IP and Trap Events in the Web browser. These are available in the Trap Setting Menu. Add Item: To add a device to the Monitor List manually, enter the IP Address of the de...

Asanté FriendlyNET GX5-424W User’s Manual 15 Web Access: Double-click the device in the Monitor List or select a device in the Monitor List and press the Web Access button to access the device in Web browser. Toolbar The toolbar in the GX5W Management Utility has four main tabs: File, View, Options,...

Asanté FriendlyNET GX5-424W User’s Manual 16 Chapter 6 Configuring the Switch You can use any popular web browser to configure the GX5-424W switch for your network. A network administrator can manage, control, and monitor the switch from the local LAN. This section indicates how to configure the GX5...

Asanté FriendlyNET GX5-424W User’s Manual 17 Setup Menu When the main page appears, find the Setup menu on the left side of the screen. Click on the setup item that you want to configure.

Asanté FriendlyNET GX5-424W User’s Manual 18 Configuring the Setup Setting The Setup menu contains four items: Port Settings, VLAN Settings, Trunk Settings, and Mirror Settings. Port Settings The Port Settings menu shows each port’s status. Press the ID parameter to set each port’s Speed, Flow Contr...

Asanté FriendlyNET GX5-424W User’s Manual 19 Speed/Disable This setting has six modes—100M Full, 100M Half, 10M Full, 10M Half, Auto, and Disable—for speed or port disable selections. Flow Control This setting determines whether or not the GX5-424W switch will handle flow control. Set FlowCtrl to En...

Asanté FriendlyNET GX5-424W User’s Manual 20 After modifying the VLAN Group, check on the ID parameter. The ID VLAN configuration window will appear. Trunk Settings The Trunk function enables cascading two devices with a double times bandwidth (up to 4000Mbps in full duplex mode).

Asanté FriendlyNET GX5-424W User’s Manual 21 The only selection available for the trunk setting is port 25 and port 26 . To close this function, select disable . The selected trunk setting port must connect to the device with the same VLAN group. Mirror Settings Port Mirroring is a way to send netwo...

Asanté FriendlyNET GX5-424W User’s Manual 22 Device Status Click on Status to present the device status on this screen, which will show the System Status, Port Status, VLAN Status, Trunk Status, and Mirror Status. Press Refresh when you need to renew the posted information. Statistics The Statistics...

Asanté FriendlyNET GX5-424W User’s Manual 23 For detailed packet information, click on the ID parameter . System Setting The System Setting includes the System Name, Location Name, Login Timeout, IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Gateway. Through the GX5W Management Utility, you can easily recognize the ...

Asanté FriendlyNET GX5-424W User’s Manual 25 Trap Setting Traps are messages sent by the switch to a trap receiver. You may set any SNMP management station to receive traps, or use the GX5W Management Utility as your trap receiver. You can configure the switch to send traps to the trap receiver for ...

Asanté FriendlyNET GX5-424W User’s Manual 26 Trap IP Enter the IP address of the device to which you would like to send traps. • System Events: monitoring the system’s trap Device Bootup—a trap will be sent each time the device boots up Illegal Login—if a login attempt is made with an invalid passwo...

Asanté FriendlyNET GX5-424W User’s Manual 27 Backup Setting The backup tools help you to back up the current setting of the GX5-424W switch. If you need to back up the setting, press the Backup button to save the setting. To restore a current setting file to the device, you must specify the backup f...

Asanté FriendlyNET GX5-424W User’s Manual 28 Logout After pressing the Logout button, the web configuration will go back to the first Login page.

Asanté FriendlyNET GX5-424W User’s Manual 29 Chapter 7 Technical Specifications Ports Fast Ethernet: 24 x 10/100BaseTX Fast Ethernet ports with Auto-Uplink: RJ-45 shielded connectors Gigabit Ethernet: 2 x 10/100/1000BaseT Gigabit Ethernet ports with Auto-Uplink: RJ-45 shielded connectors 2 x 1000Bas...

Asanté FriendlyNET GX5-424W User’s Manual 30 GX5W Management Utility System Requirements: Windows 98/Me/NT and XP Supported Switches: FriendlyNET GX5-424W Discovery: Automatic switch discovery or manually add switches. Save settings to a default file Traps: View system (boot-up, illegal login) and G...

Asanté FriendlyNET GX5-424W User’s Manual 31 Appendix A FCC and Warranty Statements Please read the following for FCC rules and limits. GX5-424W FriendlyNET warranty and support information is also included in this section. FCC Compliance This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the s...

Asanté FriendlyNET GX5-424W User’s Manual 32 respect to accessories (including but not limited to cables, brackets, and fasteners) included with the covered product, nor to any discontinued product, i.e., product purchased more than thirty days after Asanté has removed such product from its price li...

Asanté FriendlyNET GX5-424W User’s Manual 33 Appendix B About Gigabit Ethernet This appendix provides some background information about Ethernet/Fast Ethernet/Gigabit Ethernet switching technology. Gigabit Ethernet Technology Gigabit Ethernet is an extension of IEEE 802.3 Ethernet. It utilizes the s...

Asanté FriendlyNET GX5-424W User’s Manual 34 The switch acts as a high-speed selective bridge between the individual segments. The switch, without interfering with any other segments, automatically forwards traffic that needs to go from one segment to another. By doing this, the total network capaci...