Page 3 - This is a product of VCCI Class A Compliance.
FCC Warning This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the regulations for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. ...
Page 4 - UL Warning; d) Circuit Overloading- Consideration should be given to the
UL Warning a) Elevated Operating Ambient Temperature- If installed in a closed or multi-unit rack assembly, the operating ambient temperature of the rack environment may be greater than room ambient. Therefore, consideration should be given to installing the equipment in an environment compatible wi...
Page 5 - TABLE OF CONTENT
i TABLE OF CONTENT About This Guide................................................................................. 1 Purpose ............................................................................................ 1 Terms/Usage .....................................................................
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ii Configuration ..................................................................................... 18 Installing the Web Management Utility ......................................... 18 Discovery List ................................................................................ 19 Monitor List...
Page 7 - ABOUT THIS GUIDE; Purpose
1 ABOUT THIS GUIDE Congratulations on your purchase of LevelOne GSW-4870TGX, 48+4G-Port 10/100/1000Mbps Gigabit Ethernet Web Smart Switch. This device integrates 1000Mbps Gigabit Ethernet, 100Mbps Fast Ethernet and 10Mbps Ethernet network capabilities in a highly flexible package. Purpose This guide...
Page 9 - INTRODUCTION; Gigabit Ethernet Technology
3 INTRODUCTION This chapter describes the features of the GSW-4870TGX, 48+4G-Port 10/100/1000Mbps Gigabit Ethernet Web Smart Switch, and some background information about Ethernet/Fast Ethernet/Gigabit Ethernet switching technology. Gigabit Ethernet Technology Gigabit Ethernet is an extension of IEE...
Page 10 - Fast Ethernet Technology
4 In addition, the phenomenal bandwidth delivered by Gigabit Ethernet is the most cost-effective method to take advantage of today and tomorrow’s rapidly improving switching and routing internetworking technologies. And with expected advances in the coming years in silicon technology and digital sig...
Page 11 - Switching Technology
5 Switching Technology Another approach to pushing beyond the limits of Ethernet technology is the development of switching technology. A switch bridges Ethernet packets at the MAC address level of the Ethernet protocol transmitting among connected Ethernet or Fast Ethernet LAN segments. Switching i...
Page 12 - Features
6 VLAN (Virtual Local Area Network) A VLAN is a group of end-stations that are not constrained by their physical location and can communicate as if a common broadcast domain, a LAN. The primary utility of using VLAN is to reduce latency and need for routers, using faster switching instead. Other VLA...
Page 15 - UNPACKING AND INSTALLATION; Unpacking; Four rubber feet to be used for shock cushioning; Installation; Install the Switch in a fairly cool and dry place. See
9 UNPACKING AND INSTALLATION This chapter provides unpacking and installation information for GSW-4870TGX. Unpacking Open the shipping cartons of the Switch and carefully unpacks its contents. The carton should contain the following items: One GSW-4870TGX, 48+4G-Port 10/100/1000Mbps Gigabit Ethernet...
Page 16 - Rack Mounting; Figure 1. Combine the Switch with the provided screws
Leave at least 10cm of space at the front and rear of the hub for ventilation. Install the Switch on a sturdy, level surface that can support its weight, or in an EIA standard-size equipment rack. For information on rack installation, see the next section, Rack Mounting . When installing the Switch ...
Page 19 - IDENTIFYING EXTERNAL COMPONENTS; Front Panel; The figure below shows the front panels of GSW-4870TGX.
IDENTIFYING EXTERNAL COMPONENTS This chapter describes the front panel, rear panel, and LED indicators of GSW-4870TGX. Front Panel The figure below shows the front panels of GSW-4870TGX. Figure 3. Front panel of 48+4G-port Gigabit Ethernet Switch LED Indicator: Comprehensive LED indicators display t...
Page 20 - The Reset button is to reset all the setting back to the; Rear Panel; Figure 4. Rear panel of the Switch
mini-GBIC Ports (Port 51~52): GSW-4870TGX is equipped with two mini-GBIC ports, supported optional 1000BASE-SX/LX mini-GBIC module. Note: When the port was set to “Forced Mode”, the Auto MDI/MDIX will be disabled. Reset: The Reset button is to reset all the setting back to the factory default. Note:...
Page 21 - UNDERSTANDING LED INDICATORS; Figure 5. LED indicators of the Switch; Power and System LEDs; POWER: Power Indicator; SYSTEM: Management Indicator
UNDERSTANDING LED INDICATORS The front panel LEDs provides instant status feedback, and, helps monitor and troubleshoot when needed. Figure 5. LED indicators of the Switch Power and System LEDs POWER: Power Indicator On : When the Power LED lights on, the Switch is receiving power. Off : When the Po...
Page 22 - Ports 49~50 Gigabit Status LEDs
16 Ports 1~48 10/100M Status LEDs Link/ACT: Link/Activity On : When the Link/ACT LED lights on, the respective port is successfully connected to an Ethernet network. Blinking : When the Link/ACT LED is blinking, the port is transmitting or receiving data on the Ethernet network. Off : No link. Ports...
Page 24 - CONFIGURATION; Installing the Web Management Utility; the; Start; menu on the Windows desktop, choose; Run; Follow the on-screen instructions to install the utility.
18 CONFIGURATION Through the Web Browser you can configure GSW-4870TGX such as VLAN, Trunking, QoS… etc. With the attached Web Management Utility, you can easily discover all the Web Management Switch, assign the IP Address, changing the password and upgrading the new firmware. Installing the Web Ma...
Page 25 - Discovery List; “Discovery”
Figure 6. Web Management Utility The Web Management Utility was divided into four parts, Discovery List, Monitor List, Device Setting and Toolbar function , for details instruction, follow the below section. Discovery List This is the list where you can discover all the Web management devices in the...
Page 26 - System word definitions in the Discovery List:; Monitor List; System word definitions in the Monitor List:
System word definitions in the Discovery List: MAC Address: Shows the device MAC Address. IP Address: Shows the current IP address of the device. Protocol version: Shows the version of the Utility protocol. Product Name: Shows the device product name. System Name: Shows the appointed device system n...
Page 28 - Device Setting; Configuration Setting:; In this Configuration Setting, you can set the
Device Setting You can set the device by using the function key in the Device Setting Dialog box. Configuration Setting: In this Configuration Setting, you can set the IP Address, Subnet Mask, Gateway, Set Trap to (Trap IP Address), System name and Location. Select the device in the Discovery list o...
Page 29 - “Web Access”
Figure 10. Password Change Firmware Upgrade: When the device has a new function, there will be a new firmware to update the device, use this function to update. Figure 11. Web Access: Double click the device in the Monitor List or select a device in the Monitor List and press this “Web Access” butto...
Page 30 - Toolbar; “File TAB”
24 Toolbar The toolbar in the Web Management Utility have four main tabs, File, View, Options and Help. In the “File TAB” , there are Monitor Save, Monitor Save As, Monitor Load and Exit. Monitor Save: To record the setting of the Monitor List to the default, when you open the Web Management Utility...
Page 31 - Configuring the Switch; Trunking; Login; IP network; , then the manager PC should be set at
25 Configuring the Switch The 48+4G-Port 10/100/1000Mbps Gigabit Ethernet Web Smart Switch has a Web GUI interface for smart switch configuration. The Switch can be configured through the Web Browser. A network administrator can manage, control and monitor the switch from the local LAN. This section...
Page 33 - Figure 14. Device Status; Setup Menu; When the main page appears, find the
Figure 14. Device Status Setup Menu When the main page appears, find the Setup menu in the left side of the screen (Figure 15). Click on the setup item that you want to configure. There are eleven options: Port Settings, VLAN Settings, Trunk Setting, Device Status, Statistic, System Settings, Trap S...
Page 34 - Configuring Setup Setting; Port Settings, VLAN Settings; Port Settings; and QoS priority
Figure 15. Setup menu Configuring Setup Setting Find that there are four items, including Port Settings, VLAN Settings and Trunk Settings in Setup menu. Port Settings In Port Settings menu (Figure 16), this page will show each port’s status, press the ID parameter to set each port’s Speed, Flow Cont...
Page 35 - Figure 16. Port Configuration
Figure 16. Port Configuration To change the port setting, click on the ID parameter to enter to the selected port to configure its Speed/Disable, Flow control and QoS setting. Figure 17. 29
Page 36 - Half, Auto and Disable; FlowCtrl
30 Speed/Disable: This setting has six modes— 100M Full , 100M Half , 10M Full , 10M Half, Auto and Disable —for speed or port disable selections. Note: If speed set to be exist 100M full mode or 10M full mode, flow control have fixed setting to disable Flow Control: This setting determines whether ...
Page 37 - VLAN Settings (Virtual Local Area Network); “Apply”
VLAN Settings (Virtual Local Area Network) Group individual ports into a small “Virtual” network of their own to be independent of the other ports. To add a VLAN group, press “Add Group” button, the new VLAN configuration window will pop out, you can fill in the description in order to describe this...
Page 38 - Figure 21. VLAN Group Change; Trunk Setting; Figure 22. Trunk Settings
Figure 21. VLAN Group Change Note 1 : group 1 and Group 2 can not be managed at the same time Note 2:When add a new Vlan, the members of default Vlan 1 are removed automatically. Therefore, packets can only transmit among the member ports of new Vlan. Packets can not fordward among the ports which a...
Page 39 - Device Status; “Status”; Statistic
Device Status Click on the “Status” to present the device status on this screen, it will show the System Status, Port Status, VLAN Status and Trunk Status . Press “Refresh” when you need to renew the posted information. Statistic The Statistic Menu screen will show the status of each port packet cou...
Page 40 - System Setting; Fill up the IP Address, Subnet Mask and Gateway for the device.
Figure 24. System Setting The System Setting includes the System name, Location name, Login Timeout, IP Address, Subnet Mask and Gateway. Through the Web Management Utility, you can easily recognize the device by using the System Name and the Location Name. The Login Timeout is to set the idle time-...
Page 41 - Trap Setting
Figure 25. Trap Setting The Trap Setting enables the device to monitor the Trap through the Web Management Utility, set the Trap IP Address of the manager where the trap to be sent. Figure 26. Trap Setting System Events: Monitoring the system’s trap. Device Bootup: a trap when booting up the system....
Page 43 - Backup Setting; “Backup”; Reset Setting; Figure 29. Reset Setting
Backup Setting The backup tools help you to backup the current setting of the Switch. Once you need to backup the setting, press the “Backup” button to save the setting. To restore a current setting file to the device, you must specify the backup file and press “Restore” button to proceed the settin...
Page 44 - Logout
Logout When press this function, the web configuration will go back to first Login page. Figure 30. Logout 38
Page 45 - TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS; General
39 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS General Standards IEEE 802.3 10BASE-T Ethernet IEEE 802.3u 100BASE-TX Fast Ethernet IEEE 802.3z 1000BASE-SX/LX Gigabit Ethernet IEEE 802.3ab 1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet IEEE 802.3x Full Duplex Flow Control Protocol CSMA/CD Data Transfer Rate Ethernet: 10Mbps (half duplex)...
Page 46 - Performance
40 Performance Transmits Method: Store-and-forward Filtering Address Table: 4K entries per device Packet Filtering/Forwarding Rate: 10Mbps Ethernet: 14,880/pps 100Mbps Fast Ethernet: 148,800/pps 1000Mbps Gigabit Ethernet: 1,488,000/pps MAC Address Learning: Automatic update Transmits Method: Store-a...
