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... traffic control. Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide 9 The switches are designed to medium business that require high performance edge connectivity. Introduction This User's Guide contains the information...PowerConnect devices are primarily designated for installing, configuring and maintaining the PowerConnect 2808, PowerConnect 2816, PowerConnect 2824, and PowerConnect 2848 Webmanaged Gigabit Ethernet switches. System Description This section describes the hardware configurations of the PowerConnect 28xx. PowerConnect 2808 The following figure illustrates the PowerConnect...
... traffic control. Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide 9 The switches are designed to medium business that require high performance edge connectivity. Introduction This User's Guide contains the information...PowerConnect devices are primarily designated for installing, configuring and maintaining the PowerConnect 2808, PowerConnect 2816, PowerConnect 2824, and PowerConnect 2848 Webmanaged Gigabit Ethernet switches. System Description This section describes the hardware configurations of the PowerConnect 28xx. PowerConnect 2808 The following figure illustrates the PowerConnect...
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... 1-2. PowerConnect 2816 Front Panel The PowerConnect 2816 supports the following ports: • 16 Gigabit Ethernet copper ports PowerConnect 2824 The following figure illustrates the PowerConnect 2848 front panel. Figure 1-3. Figure 1-4. PowerConnect 2848 Front Panel The PowerConnect 2848 supports the following ports: • 48 Gigabit Ethernet copper ports • 4 SFP combo ports (1000BASE-SX or 1000BASE-LX) 10 Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide
... 1-2. PowerConnect 2816 Front Panel The PowerConnect 2816 supports the following ports: • 16 Gigabit Ethernet copper ports PowerConnect 2824 The following figure illustrates the PowerConnect 2848 front panel. Figure 1-3. Figure 1-4. PowerConnect 2848 Front Panel The PowerConnect 2848 supports the following ports: • 48 Gigabit Ethernet copper ports • 4 SFP combo ports (1000BASE-SX or 1000BASE-LX) 10 Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide
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... port 1 External console port 2 Features General Features Management Modes The device supports the following table summarizes the PowerConnect models. The default status on page 49. Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide 11 Table 1-1. PowerConnect Models Model PowerConnect 2808 PowerConnect 2816 PowerConnect 2824 PowerConnect 2848 Copper Ports/ RJ-45 Connectors Optical Ports/ GbE 8 built-in 10/100/1000 Base-T ports none 16...
... port 1 External console port 2 Features General Features Management Modes The device supports the following table summarizes the PowerConnect models. The default status on page 49. Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide 11 Table 1-1. PowerConnect Models Model PowerConnect 2808 PowerConnect 2816 PowerConnect 2824 PowerConnect 2848 Copper Ports/ RJ-45 Connectors Optical Ports/ GbE 8 built-in 10/100/1000 Base-T ports none 16...
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... size of this facility are detected: • Cable Type and Status • Cable Length • Fault-Distance 12 Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide Virtual Cable Testing (VCT) VCT technology provides the mechanism to 10K bytes. Jumbo frames are used for the entire system and...the link is available on copper links. Cable analysis is down. When the system initiates a cable-testing operation, upon explicit user action, the following parameters are reduced transmission overhead and reduced host processing overhead. Standard wiring for end stations is Media-Dependent ...
... size of this facility are detected: • Cable Type and Status • Cable Length • Fault-Distance 12 Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide Virtual Cable Testing (VCT) VCT technology provides the mechanism to 10K bytes. Jumbo frames are used for the entire system and...the link is available on copper links. Cable analysis is down. When the system initiates a cable-testing operation, upon explicit user action, the following parameters are reduced transmission overhead and reduced host processing overhead. Standard wiring for end stations is Media-Dependent ...
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...In Unmanaged Mode, the switch performs classic bridging. When Multicast groups are forwarded based on their destination MAC address). Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide 13 The MAC addresses are stored in Managed and Secure Modes In Managed or Secure mode, the switch system ...and subsequent reducing of 16K MAC addresses. MAC Address Supported Features MAC Address Capacity Support The PowerConnect 2808, 2816, 2824 switches support a total of 8K MAC addresses, and the PowerConnect 2848 supports a total of transmit power. Auto-Learning MAC Addresses The switch enables MAC address ...
...In Unmanaged Mode, the switch performs classic bridging. When Multicast groups are forwarded based on their destination MAC address). Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide 13 The MAC addresses are stored in Managed and Secure Modes In Managed or Secure mode, the switch system ...and subsequent reducing of 16K MAC addresses. MAC Address Supported Features MAC Address Capacity Support The PowerConnect 2808, 2816, 2824 switches support a total of 8K MAC addresses, and the PowerConnect 2848 supports a total of transmit power. Auto-Learning MAC Addresses The switch enables MAC address ...
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...monitoring port. Port Mirroring The port mirroring mechanism monitors and mirrors network traffic by the device from physical link disruption 14 Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide When Layer 2 frames are forwarded, Broadcast and Multicast frames are sending Multicast frames. • Short-Reach - Reduction... of power over Ethernet cables shorter than 40m. Link Aggregation The PowerConnect 28xx switches support up to four member ports to VLANs during the RADIUS server authentication. Each of users to form a single Link Aggregated Group (LAG). VLAN Supported Features...
...monitoring port. Port Mirroring The port mirroring mechanism monitors and mirrors network traffic by the device from physical link disruption 14 Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide When Layer 2 frames are forwarded, Broadcast and Multicast frames are sending Multicast frames. • Short-Reach - Reduction... of power over Ethernet cables shorter than 40m. Link Aggregation The PowerConnect 28xx switches support up to four member ports to VLANs during the RADIUS server authentication. Each of users to form a single Link Aggregated Group (LAG). VLAN Supported Features...
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... are actively forwarding traffic. Spanning Tree Protocol Features Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) 802.1d Spanning tree is composed of a response time for the switch Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide 15 DHCP is considered too long of ports with a TFTP server IP address and a download file name. The switch can take up to 30...
... are actively forwarding traffic. Spanning Tree Protocol Features Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) 802.1d Spanning tree is composed of a response time for the switch Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide 15 DHCP is considered too long of ports with a TFTP server IP address and a download file name. The switch can take up to 30...
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Class of Service (CoS) Features The PowerConnect 28xx system enables users to define various services for traffic classes of multiple priority queues for classifying traffic. Remote Monitoring Remote Monitoring (RMON) is defined by the user, whereby packets are established or enforced. 802.1p is an OSI Layer .... A CoS is an extension to view the results, using the Web management interface in the system. 16 Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide The system contains an Embedded Web Server (EWS), which serves HTML pages, through TFTP. TFTP Trivial File Transfer Protocol The...
Class of Service (CoS) Features The PowerConnect 28xx system enables users to define various services for traffic classes of multiple priority queues for classifying traffic. Remote Monitoring Remote Monitoring (RMON) is defined by the user, whereby packets are established or enforced. 802.1p is an OSI Layer .... A CoS is an extension to view the results, using the Web management interface in the system. 16 Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide The system contains an Embedded Web Server (EWS), which serves HTML pages, through TFTP. TFTP Trivial File Transfer Protocol The...
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... switches. A Mode push-button, located on the right side on page 49. Hardware Description Switch Port Configurations PowerConnect 28xx Front and Back Panel Port Description The Dell™ PowerConnect™ 28xx switches use 10/100/1000BASE-T ports on or not. On the left to reset the device. For more...LED which are LEDs (Light Emitting Diode) to a network. These ports support autonegotiation, duplex mode (Half or Full duplex), and flow control. Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide 17 The combo 1000 Mbps optical ports can operate at 1000 Mbps, full-duplex mode.
... switches. A Mode push-button, located on the right side on page 49. Hardware Description Switch Port Configurations PowerConnect 28xx Front and Back Panel Port Description The Dell™ PowerConnect™ 28xx switches use 10/100/1000BASE-T ports on or not. On the left to reset the device. For more...LED which are LEDs (Light Emitting Diode) to a network. These ports support autonegotiation, duplex mode (Half or Full duplex), and flow control. Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide 17 The combo 1000 Mbps optical ports can operate at 1000 Mbps, full-duplex mode.
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... Power LED on the front panel indicates whether the device is used to transition between them, see "Management Modes" on or not. PowerConnect 2816 Back Panel 18 Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide PowerConnect 2816 Front Panel On the front panel there are 16 ports which indicates the Ethernet switch operational status and the management mode... Managed Mode LED which are LEDs to right. A Mode push-button, located on the right side on the front panel, is powered on page 49. PowerConnect 2808 Back Panel Figure 2-3.
... Power LED on the front panel indicates whether the device is used to transition between them, see "Management Modes" on or not. PowerConnect 2816 Back Panel 18 Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide PowerConnect 2816 Front Panel On the front panel there are 16 ports which indicates the Ethernet switch operational status and the management mode... Managed Mode LED which are LEDs to right. A Mode push-button, located on the right side on the front panel, is powered on page 49. PowerConnect 2808 Back Panel Figure 2-3.
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PowerConnect 2824 Front Panel On the front panel there are 24 ports which are present, the SFP port will be the active port, whereas the RJ-... one of the two physical connections of a combo port can switch from the RJ-45 to right. The system automatically detects the media used . Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide 19 There are LEDs to reset the device. For more information about management modes and transitioning between management modes and to indicate the port...
PowerConnect 2824 Front Panel On the front panel there are 24 ports which are present, the SFP port will be the active port, whereas the RJ-... one of the two physical connections of a combo port can switch from the RJ-45 to right. The system automatically detects the media used . Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide 19 There are LEDs to reset the device. For more information about management modes and transitioning between management modes and to indicate the port...
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... and port controls are numbered 1 to 48, top down and left to the SFP (or vice versa) without resetting the device. PowerConnect 2848 Front Panel On the front panel there are 48 ports, which indicates the Ethernet switch operational status and the management mode. The system ... of the front panel is powered on or not. PowerConnect 2824 Back Panel Figure 2-7. The Fan LED indicates the device fan operations status, and the Power LED on a combo port, and utilizes the information in all the control interfaces. Figure 2-6. A Mode push- 20 Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide
... and port controls are numbered 1 to 48, top down and left to the SFP (or vice versa) without resetting the device. PowerConnect 2848 Front Panel On the front panel there are 48 ports, which indicates the Ethernet switch operational status and the management mode. The system ... of the front panel is powered on or not. PowerConnect 2824 Back Panel Figure 2-7. The Fan LED indicates the device fan operations status, and the Power LED on a combo port, and utilizes the information in all the control interfaces. Figure 2-6. A Mode push- 20 Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide
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... (17.32 in) • Depth - 255 mm (10.04 in.) LED Definitions The front panel contains LEDs that indicate the status of the PowerConnect 2848 device. Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide 21 The back panel contains an AC Power Supply Interface. For more information about management modes and transitioning between management modes and to transition...
... (17.32 in) • Depth - 255 mm (10.04 in.) LED Definitions The front panel contains LEDs that indicate the status of the PowerConnect 2848 device. Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide 21 The back panel contains an AC Power Supply Interface. For more information about management modes and transitioning between management modes and to transition...
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...Fan LED (2824/2848 only) On the PowerConnect 2824 and PowerConnect 2848 front panel there is a Managed Mode LED monitoring the switch node as well as indicating diagnostic test results. The following figure illustrates the RJ-45 10/100/1000BASE-T LEDs. 22 Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide The switch is a... Power LED. Port LEDs 10/100/1000BASE-T Port LEDs Each 10/100/1000BASE-T port has two LEDs. Indicates Unmanaged mode or Secure mode. Power LED On the PowerConnect 28xx front panel there is ...
...Fan LED (2824/2848 only) On the PowerConnect 2824 and PowerConnect 2848 front panel there is a Managed Mode LED monitoring the switch node as well as indicating diagnostic test results. The following figure illustrates the RJ-45 10/100/1000BASE-T LEDs. 22 Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide The switch is a... Power LED. Port LEDs 10/100/1000BASE-T Port LEDs Each 10/100/1000BASE-T port has two LEDs. Indicates Unmanaged mode or Secure mode. Power LED On the PowerConnect 28xx front panel there is ...
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... established. The Mode button is operating in the following table describes the SFP LED indications. Switch Ventilation Fan The PowerConnect 2848 switch has three fans and the PowerConnect 2824 switch has one fan for at 1000 Mbps. SFP Port LED The following table: Table 2-4. For more...Right LED Green Solid Off Description The port is transmitting or receiving data at least 7 seconds. The port is occurring. Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide 23 SFP LED Indications LED Color Description Green Solid Link is transmitting or receiving data at 10 or 100 Mbps. Managed ...
... established. The Mode button is operating in the following table describes the SFP LED indications. Switch Ventilation Fan The PowerConnect 2848 switch has three fans and the PowerConnect 2824 switch has one fan for at 1000 Mbps. SFP Port LED The following table: Table 2-4. For more...Right LED Green Solid Off Description The port is transmitting or receiving data at least 7 seconds. The port is occurring. Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide 23 SFP LED Indications LED Color Description Green Solid Link is transmitting or receiving data at 10 or 100 Mbps. Managed ...
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...-T Cable Requirements All Category 5 UTP cables that are only recommendations for 10/100/ 1000BASE-T Ethernet Port Pin No 1 2 3 4 5 Function TxRx 1+ TxRx 1TxRx 2+ TxRx 2TxRx 3+ 24 Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide The Category 5e specification includes test parameters that are used for 100BASE-TX connections also operate with the IEEE 802.3ab standards.
...-T Cable Requirements All Category 5 UTP cables that are only recommendations for 10/100/ 1000BASE-T Ethernet Port Pin No 1 2 3 4 5 Function TxRx 1+ TxRx 1TxRx 2+ TxRx 2TxRx 3+ 24 Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide The Category 5e specification includes test parameters that are used for 100BASE-TX connections also operate with the IEEE 802.3ab standards.
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...ground (common with transmitter ground) Receiver inverted data out; Table 2-7. SFP Ports The PowerConnect 2824 switch supports two SFP transceivers combo ports, and the PowerConnect 2848 switch supports four SFP transceivers combo ports for serial ID. The system automatically detects the... within the module. Receiver ground (common with transmitter ground) Receiver ground (common with transmitter ground) Receiver ground (common with transmitter ground) Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide 25 SFP Pin Connections Pin No 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Use Transmitter ground (common ...
...ground (common with transmitter ground) Receiver inverted data out; Table 2-7. SFP Ports The PowerConnect 2824 switch supports two SFP transceivers combo ports, and the PowerConnect 2848 switch supports four SFP transceivers combo ports for serial ID. The system automatically detects the... within the module. Receiver ground (common with transmitter ground) Receiver ground (common with transmitter ground) Receiver ground (common with transmitter ground) Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide 25 SFP Pin Connections Pin No 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Use Transmitter ground (common ...
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... receiver ground) Transmitter non-inverted data in Transmitter inverted data in Transmitter ground (common with receiver ground) Power Connectors The PowerConnect 28xx is located on the back panel of the switch. 26 Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide Internal Power Supply Connector The PowerConnect 28xx supports a single internal power supply to provide power for switching operations.
... receiver ground) Transmitter non-inverted data in Transmitter inverted data in Transmitter ground (common with receiver ground) Power Connectors The PowerConnect 28xx is located on the back panel of the switch. 26 Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide Internal Power Supply Connector The PowerConnect 28xx supports a single internal power supply to provide power for switching operations.
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... that the cooling vents are properly grounded. • Observe and follow the safety instructions located in the System Information Guide included in the system documentation. These components are to be serviced by trained service technicians only. • Ensure that..., and over-current protection. Installing the PowerConnect Device This section contains information about device unpacking, location, installation, and cable connections. Compare this section: • Ensure that the rack or cabinet housing the device is not restricted. 3 Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide 27
... that the cooling vents are properly grounded. • Observe and follow the safety instructions located in the System Information Guide included in the system documentation. These components are to be serviced by trained service technicians only. • Ensure that..., and over-current protection. Installing the PowerConnect Device This section contains information about device unpacking, location, installation, and cable connections. Compare this section: • Ensure that the rack or cabinet housing the device is not restricted. 3 Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide 27
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...placed on a tabletop, or mounted on a secure, stable and clean surface. 4 Remove all packing material. 28 Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide Unpacking Package Contents While unpacking the device, ensure that the power supply is adequate frontal clearance for the device meets..., and ventilation. • Cabling - Allow clearance for installation • Documentation CD • Product Information Guide Unpacking the Device To unpack the PowerConnect device: NOTE: Before unpacking the device, inspect the packaging and report any evidence of electrical noise such as...
...placed on a tabletop, or mounted on a secure, stable and clean surface. 4 Remove all packing material. 28 Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide Unpacking Package Contents While unpacking the device, ensure that the power supply is adequate frontal clearance for the device meets..., and ventilation. • Cabling - Allow clearance for installation • Documentation CD • Product Information Guide Unpacking the Device To unpack the PowerConnect device: NOTE: Before unpacking the device, inspect the packaging and report any evidence of electrical noise such as...