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...PowerConnect 2808 9 PowerConnect 2816 9 PowerConnect 2824 10 PowerConnect 2848 10 Summary of PowerConnect Models 11 Features 11 General Features 11 MAC Address Supported Features 13 Layer 2 Features 13 VLAN Supported Features 14 Spanning Tree Protocol Features 15 Class of Service (CoS) Features 16 Ethernet Switch Management Features 16 2 Hardware Description 17 Switch Port Configurations 17 PowerConnect... 28xx Front and Back Panel Port Description 17 Physical Dimensions 21 LED Definitions 21...
...PowerConnect 2808 9 PowerConnect 2816 9 PowerConnect 2824 10 PowerConnect 2848 10 Summary of PowerConnect Models 11 Features 11 General Features 11 MAC Address Supported Features 13 Layer 2 Features 13 VLAN Supported Features 14 Spanning Tree Protocol Features 15 Class of Service (CoS) Features 16 Ethernet Switch Management Features 16 2 Hardware Description 17 Switch Port Configurations 17 PowerConnect... 28xx Front and Back Panel Port Description 17 Physical Dimensions 21 LED Definitions 21...
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...a DHCP Server 45 4 Contents Managed Mode 40 Initial Configuration - Power Connectors 26 Internal Power Supply Connector 26 3 Installing the PowerConnect Device 27 Installation Precautions 27 Site Requirements 28 Unpacking 28 Package Contents 28 Unpacking the Device 28 Mounting the Device 29 Overview 29...Connecting the Terminal to the Device 33 Connecting a Device to a Power Supply 34 Port Connections, Cables, and Pinout Information 35 RJ-45 Connections for 10/100/1000BaseT Ports 35 Port Default Settings 36 Auto-Negotiation 36 MDI/MDIX 36 Flow Control 36 Back Pressure ...
...a DHCP Server 45 4 Contents Managed Mode 40 Initial Configuration - Power Connectors 26 Internal Power Supply Connector 26 3 Installing the PowerConnect Device 27 Installation Precautions 27 Site Requirements 28 Unpacking 28 Package Contents 28 Unpacking the Device 28 Mounting the Device 29 Overview 29...Connecting the Terminal to the Device 33 Connecting a Device to a Power Supply 34 Port Connections, Cables, and Pinout Information 35 RJ-45 Connections for 10/100/1000BaseT Ports 35 Port Default Settings 36 Auto-Negotiation 36 MDI/MDIX 36 Flow Control 36 Back Pressure ...
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... Parameters 93 7 Configuring Device Switching 95 Configuring Network Security 95 Configuring Port Based Authentication 96 Configuring Advanced Port Based Authentication 100 Authenticating Users 102 Configuring Ports 103 Defining Port Parameters 103 Aggregating Ports 105 Configuring Green Ethernet 108 Enabling Storm Control 110 Defining Port Mirroring Sessions 112 Configuring Address Tables 114 Viewing Dynamic Addresses 114 Configuring...
... Parameters 93 7 Configuring Device Switching 95 Configuring Network Security 95 Configuring Port Based Authentication 96 Configuring Advanced Port Based Authentication 100 Authenticating Users 102 Configuring Ports 103 Defining Port Parameters 103 Aggregating Ports 105 Configuring Green Ethernet 108 Enabling Storm Control 110 Defining Port Mirroring Sessions 112 Configuring Address Tables 114 Viewing Dynamic Addresses 114 Configuring...
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Configuring Rapid Spanning Tree 124 Configuring VLANs 126 Defining VLAN Members 126 VLAN Port Membership Table 128 Defining VLAN Ports Settings 130 Defining VLAN LAG Settings 131 Aggregating Ports 133 Defining LAG Membership 134 Multicast Forwarding Support 134 Defining Multicast Global Parameters 135 Adding Bridge Multicast Address Members 136 Assigning Multicast Forward All Parameters...
Configuring Rapid Spanning Tree 124 Configuring VLANs 126 Defining VLAN Members 126 VLAN Port Membership Table 128 Defining VLAN Ports Settings 130 Defining VLAN LAG Settings 131 Aggregating Ports 133 Defining LAG Membership 134 Multicast Forwarding Support 134 Defining Multicast Global Parameters 135 Adding Bridge Multicast Address Members 136 Assigning Multicast Forward All Parameters...
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...-mode 162 Command: do 163 Command: end 163 Command: exit (configuration 163 Command: exit (EXEC 164 Command: help 164 Command: interface ethernet 165 Command: interface port-channel 165 Command: interface vlan 166 Command: ip address 166 Command: ip default-gateway 167 Command: login 167 Command: ping 167 Commad: reload 169 Command...
...-mode 162 Command: do 163 Command: end 163 Command: exit (configuration 163 Command: exit (EXEC 164 Command: help 164 Command: interface ethernet 165 Command: interface port-channel 165 Command: interface vlan 166 Command: ip address 166 Command: ip default-gateway 167 Command: login 167 Command: ping 167 Commad: reload 169 Command...
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... are ideal for installing, configuring and maintaining the PowerConnect 2808, PowerConnect 2816, PowerConnect 2824, and PowerConnect 2848 Webmanaged Gigabit Ethernet switches. The PowerConnect management features are managed by Dell's OpenManage Switch Administrator. Figure 1-1. PowerConnect 2808 Front Panel 1 The PowerConnect 2808 supports the following ports: • 8 Gigabit Ethernet copper ports PowerConnect 2816 The following figure illustrates the PowerConnect 2808 front panel. Introduction This User's Guide contains the...
... are ideal for installing, configuring and maintaining the PowerConnect 2808, PowerConnect 2816, PowerConnect 2824, and PowerConnect 2848 Webmanaged Gigabit Ethernet switches. The PowerConnect management features are managed by Dell's OpenManage Switch Administrator. Figure 1-1. PowerConnect 2808 Front Panel 1 The PowerConnect 2808 supports the following ports: • 8 Gigabit Ethernet copper ports PowerConnect 2816 The following figure illustrates the PowerConnect 2808 front panel. Introduction This User's Guide contains the...
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... Gigabit Ethernet copper ports PowerConnect 2824 The following ports: • 48 Gigabit Ethernet copper ports • 4 SFP combo ports (1000BASE-SX or 1000BASE-LX) 10 Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide Figure 1-2. PowerConnect 2848 Front Panel The PowerConnect 2848 supports the following figure illustrates the PowerConnect 2824 front panel. PowerConnect 2824 Front Panel The PowerConnect 2824 supports the following ports: • 24 Gigabit...
... Gigabit Ethernet copper ports PowerConnect 2824 The following ports: • 48 Gigabit Ethernet copper ports • 4 SFP combo ports (1000BASE-SX or 1000BASE-LX) 10 Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide Figure 1-2. PowerConnect 2848 Front Panel The PowerConnect 2848 supports the following figure illustrates the PowerConnect 2824 front panel. PowerConnect 2824 Front Panel The PowerConnect 2824 supports the following ports: • 24 Gigabit...
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... for configuration. For more information about the management modes, see "Management Modes" on a per-port basis. Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide 11 Summary of PowerConnect Models The following modes: • Managed Mode - By default, the device is configured so ...additional incoming traffic. 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 built-in 10/100/1000 Base-T ports none 24 built-in 10/100/1000 Base-T ports 2 SFP (combo...
... for configuration. For more information about the management modes, see "Management Modes" on a per-port basis. Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide 11 Summary of PowerConnect Models The following modes: • Managed Mode - By default, the device is configured so ...additional incoming traffic. 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 built-in 10/100/1000 Base-T ports none 24 built-in 10/100/1000 Base-T ports 2 SFP (combo...
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.... Jumbo Frames Support Jumbo frames are detected: • Cable Type and Status • Cable Length • Fault-Distance 12 Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide AutoMDI/MDIX Support The switch automatically detects whether the cable connected to 10K bytes. Virtual Cable Testing (VCT)... VCT technology provides the mechanism to configure the port speeds advertised. Port advertisement allows the system administrator to detect and report potential cabling issues, such as Media-Dependent Interface with an MTU ...
.... Jumbo Frames Support Jumbo frames are detected: • Cable Type and Status • Cable Length • Fault-Distance 12 Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide AutoMDI/MDIX Support The switch automatically detects whether the cable connected to 10K bytes. Virtual Cable Testing (VCT)... VCT technology provides the mechanism to configure the port speeds advertised. Port advertisement allows the system administrator to detect and report potential cabling issues, such as Media-Dependent Interface with an MTU ...
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... Capacity Support The PowerConnect 2808, 2816, 2824 switches support a total of 8K MAC addresses, and the PowerConnect 2848 supports a total of Ethernet connections. Layer 2 Features Green Ethernet Green Ethernet, also known as define the behavior of the VLAN tag. Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide...Snooping is addressed to -many connections for MAC Addresses MAC addresses from which no multicast router. Auto-detection of inactivity on a port, and subsequent reducing of the layer 2 multicast domain even though there is not performed (where frames are aged out. Addresses...
... Capacity Support The PowerConnect 2808, 2816, 2824 switches support a total of 8K MAC addresses, and the PowerConnect 2848 supports a total of Ethernet connections. Layer 2 Features Green Ethernet Green Ethernet, also known as define the behavior of the VLAN tag. Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide...Snooping is addressed to -many connections for MAC Addresses MAC addresses from which no multicast router. Auto-detection of inactivity on a port, and subsequent reducing of the layer 2 multicast domain even though there is not performed (where frames are aged out. Addresses...
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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 Packets are flooded to six aggregated links. The benefits of this facility are ...collections of users to form a single Link Aggregated Group (LAG). Dynamic VLAN Assignment (DVA) Dynamic VLAN Assignment allows automatic assignment of switching ports that ...
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 Packets are flooded to six aggregated links. The benefits of this facility are ...collections of users to form a single Link Aggregated Group (LAG). Dynamic VLAN Assignment (DVA) Dynamic VLAN Assignment allows automatic assignment of switching ports that ...
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... The Fast Link option bypasses this time, STP detects possible loops, allowing time for status changes to propagate and for the switch Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide 15 DHCP is a standard Layer 2 switch requirement that allows bridges to be used to provide the switch ...system with the same speed set to all ports on ports. STP Root Guard Root guard restricts the interface from a single DHCP server. The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) automates the assignment...
... The Fast Link option bypasses this time, STP detects possible loops, allowing time for status changes to propagate and for the switch Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide 15 DHCP is a standard Layer 2 switch requirement that allows bridges to be used to provide the switch ...system with the same speed set to all ports on ports. STP Root Guard Root guard restricts the interface from a single DHCP server. The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) automates the assignment...
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... is an extension to view the results, using the Web management interface in the system. 16 Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide TFTP Trivial File Transfer Protocol The PowerConnect 28xx switches support software boot image and software download through which provides network traffic statistics. Class of... Service (CoS) Features The PowerConnect 28xx system enables users to IPv4 information (DSCP). The system contains an Embedded Web Server (EWS), which serves HTML pages, through TFTP. The switches support four queues per port. The system provides a means to collect ...
... is an extension to view the results, using the Web management interface in the system. 16 Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide TFTP Trivial File Transfer Protocol The PowerConnect 28xx switches support software boot image and software download through which provides network traffic statistics. Class of... Service (CoS) Features The PowerConnect 28xx system enables users to IPv4 information (DSCP). The system contains an Embedded Web Server (EWS), which serves HTML pages, through TFTP. The switches support four queues per port. The system provides a means to collect ...
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... 10, 100 or 1000 Mbps. PowerConnect 2808 Front Panel 2 On the front panel there are eight ports which indicates the Ethernet switch operational status and the management mode. On each port there are numbered 1 to a network. Hardware Description Switch Port Configurations PowerConnect 28xx Front and Back Panel Port Description The Dell™ PowerConnect™ 28xx switches use 10/100...
... 10, 100 or 1000 Mbps. PowerConnect 2808 Front Panel 2 On the front panel there are eight ports which indicates the Ethernet switch operational status and the management mode. On each port there are numbered 1 to a network. Hardware Description Switch Port Configurations PowerConnect 28xx Front and Back Panel Port Description The Dell™ PowerConnect™ 28xx switches use 10/100...
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... 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. A Mode push-button, located on the right side on the front panel, is powered on page 49. For more information about management modes and transitioning between management modes and to indicate the port status. PowerConnect 2808...
... 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. A Mode push-button, located on the right side on the front panel, is powered on page 49. For more information about management modes and transitioning between management modes and to indicate the port status. PowerConnect 2808...
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... at any one time. On the front panel is powered on a combo port, and utilizes the information in all the control interfaces. Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide 19 If both RJ-45 and SFP ports are LEDs to reset the device. For more information about management modes and ...transitioning between management modes and to indicate the port status. A Mode push-button, located on...
... at any one time. On the front panel is powered on a combo port, and utilizes the information in all the control interfaces. Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide 19 If both RJ-45 and SFP ports are LEDs to reset the device. For more information about management modes and ...transitioning between management modes and to indicate the port status. A Mode push-button, located on...
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... LED which are determined by the physical connection used. PowerConnect 2848 Front Panel On the front panel there are 48 ports, which indicates the Ethernet switch operational status and the management mode. Port features and port controls are numbered 1 to 48, top down and ...SFP port for fiber connection. PowerConnect 2824 Back Panel Figure 2-7. The four combo ports are present, the SFP port will be the active port, whereas the RJ-45 port will be used on or not. Figure 2-6. NOTE: Only one time. NOTE: The system can be disabled. A Mode push- 20 Dell PowerConnect ...
... LED which are determined by the physical connection used. PowerConnect 2848 Front Panel On the front panel there are 48 ports, which indicates the Ethernet switch operational status and the management mode. Port features and port controls are numbered 1 to 48, top down and ...SFP port for fiber connection. PowerConnect 2824 Back Panel Figure 2-7. The four combo ports are present, the SFP port will be the active port, whereas the RJ-45 port will be used on or not. Figure 2-6. NOTE: Only one time. NOTE: The system can be disabled. A Mode push- 20 Dell PowerConnect ...
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... Red Solid Description All fans are operating correctly. Port LEDs 10/100/1000BASE-T Port LEDs Each 10/100/1000BASE-T port has two LEDs. The following table describes the Power Supply status LED indications. Table 2-3. The following figure illustrates the RJ-45 10/100/1000BASE-T LEDs. 22 Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide Table 2-2. The following...
... Red Solid Description All fans are operating correctly. Port LEDs 10/100/1000BASE-T Port LEDs Each 10/100/1000BASE-T port has two LEDs. The following table describes the Power Supply status LED indications. Table 2-3. The following figure illustrates the RJ-45 10/100/1000BASE-T LEDs. 22 Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide Table 2-2. The following...
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...panel. The PowerConnect 2808 and PowerConnect 2816 devices have no internal fans. RJ-45 Copper based 10/100/ 1000BASE-T LED Indications LED Color Left LED Green Solid Green Flashing Amber Solid Amber Flashing Off Right LED Green Solid Off Description The port is transmitting or... management modes and transitioning between modes, press the button normally. Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide 23 No link is operating in the following table describes the SFP LED indications. The port is established. SFP LED Indications LED Color Description Green Solid Link...
...panel. The PowerConnect 2808 and PowerConnect 2816 devices have no internal fans. RJ-45 Copper based 10/100/ 1000BASE-T LED Indications LED Color Left LED Green Solid Green Flashing Amber Solid Amber Flashing Off Right LED Green Solid Off Description The port is transmitting or... management modes and transitioning between modes, press the button normally. Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide 23 No link is operating in the following table describes the SFP LED indications. The port is established. SFP LED Indications LED Color Description Green Solid Link...
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...High-speed workstations, hubs, routers, or other switches are used 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 RJ-45 Pin Numbers The RJ-45 pin number allocation for the 10/...100/1000BASE-T ports is used for 10/100/1000BASE-T Ports The 10/100/1000BASE-T ports are supported. Cables, Port Connections, and Pinout Information This section explains the...
...High-speed workstations, hubs, routers, or other switches are used 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 RJ-45 Pin Numbers The RJ-45 pin number allocation for the 10/...100/1000BASE-T ports is used for 10/100/1000BASE-T Ports The 10/100/1000BASE-T ports are supported. Cables, Port Connections, and Pinout Information This section explains the...