About This User's Guide About This User's Guide Intended Audience This m anual is int ended for people who want t o use and inst all t he Swit ch. Documentation Feedback Send your com m ent s, quest ions or suggest ions t o: t echwrit ers@zyxel.com .t w Thank you! The Technical Writ ing Team , ZyXEL Com m unicat ions Corp., 6 I nnovat ion Road I I , Science- Based I ndust rial Park, Hsinchu, 30099, Taiwan.
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About This User's Guide See ht t p: / / www.zyxel.com / web/ cont act _us.php for cont act inform at ion. Please have t he following inform at ion ready when you cont act an office. • Product m odel and serial num ber. •...
Document Conventions Document Conventions Warnings and Notes These are how warnings and not es are shown in t his User ’s Guide. Warnings tell you about things that could harm you or your device. Not e: Not es t ell you ot her im port ant inform at ion ( for exam ple, ot her t hings you m ay need t o configure or helpful t ips) or recom m endat ions.
Safety Warnings Safety Warnings • Do NOT use t his product near wat er, for exam ple, in a wet basem ent or near a swim m ing pool. • Do NOT expose your device t o da m pness, dust or corrosive liquids. •...
ES1100- 16P . The Swit ch can be used t o build high- perform ance swit ched workgroup net works. The following t able list s feat ures t hat are specific t o individual m odels: Table 1 ES1100 Series Com parison Table MODEL FEATURE ES1100-8P ES1100-16 ES1100-16P ES1100-24...
Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your Switch Figure 1 Front Panel ES1100-8P ES1100-16 ES1100-16P ES1100-24E ES1100-24 The Swit ch has a built- in algorit hm t hat aut om at ically assigns priorit y t o received packet s. 1.2 Features The following are t he essent ial feat ures of t he Swit ch.
Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your Switch • Link- on cable lengt h power saving and link- down po wer saving. • I EEE 802.3az ( only ES1100- 16/ 24E/ 24) • Loop det ect ion ( only ES1100- 16/ 24E/ 24) •...
Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your Switch The following figure depict s a t ypical segm ent bridge applicat ion of t he Swit ch in an ent erprise environm ent . The t wo net works ( RD and Sa le s) , t he st andalone server and t he com put ers can all com m unicat e wit h each ot her and share all net work resources.
The t hree- pronged power recept acle is locat ed on t he rear panel of t he Swit ch. Refer t o t he Product Specificat ions on page 23 for power specificat ion. Figure 5 Rear Panel ES1100-8P ES1100-16 ES1100-16P ES1100-24E ES1100-24 2.1.1 Rear Panel Power Connection...
Chapter 2 Hardware Description and Connection For ES1100- 16/ 24E, use t he ON / OFF swit ch t o have t he Swit ch power on or off. 2.2 Front Panel The front panel of t he Swit ch includes t he aut o- negot iat ing 10 Base-T/ 100 Base-TX RJ- 45 port s and t he LEDs.
( Slow) The port is not connect ed t o an Et hernet net work. Figure 7 LEDs for ES1100- 8P/ 16P ES1100-8P ES1100-16P The following t able describes t he LEDs. Table 4 LED Descript ions for ES1100- 8P/ 16P...
To st art using it , sim ply connect t he power cables and t urn on t he Swit ch. 2.3.1 Wall Mounting (for ES1100-8P/16/16P/24E) Do t he following t o at t ach your Swit ch t o a wall.
Chapter 2 Hardware Description and Connection Align t he holes on t he back of t he Sw it ch w it h t he scr ew s on t he w all. Hang t he Sw it ch on t he scr ew s.
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Chapter 2 Hardware Description and Connection Attaching the Mounting Brackets to the Switch Posit ion a m ount ing bracket on one side of t he Swit ch, lining up t he four screw holes on t he bracket wit h t he screw holes on t he side of t he Swit ch. Figure 8 At t aching t he Mount ing Bracket s ( ES1100- 8P/ 16/ 16P/ 24E) Figure 9 At t aching t he Mount ing Bracket s ( ES1100- 24) Using a # 2 Philips screwdriver, inst all t he M3 flat head screws t hrough t he m ount ing bracket holes...
Chapter 2 Hardware Description and Connection 2.3.3 Mounting the Switch on a Rack Posit ion a m ount ing bracket ( t hat is already at t ached t o t he Swit ch) on one side of t he rack, lining up t he t wo screw holes on t he bracket wit h t he screw holes on t he side of t he rack.
H A P TE R Troubleshooting This sect ion describes com m on problem s you m ay encount er wit h t he Swit ch and possible solut ions. Troubleshoot t he Swit ch using t he LEDs t o det ect problem s. The PWR LED on t he front panel does not light up.
Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3.1 Improper Network Cabling and Topology I m proper net work cabling or t opology set up is a com m on cause of poor net work perform ance or even net work failure. Figure 12 Troubleshoot ing I m proper Net work Cabling and Topology PROBLEM CORRECTIVE ACTION Fault y cables...
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Chapter 3 Troubleshooting ES1100 Series User’s Guide...
H A P TE R Product Specifications These are t he product specificat ions. Table 6 Product Specificat ions Dim ension ES1100- 8P/ 16P: 262m m ( W) x 184m m ( D) x 41m m ( H) ES1100- 16: 216 m m ( W) x 133 m m ( D) x 42 m m ( H) ES1100- 24: 441 m m ( W) x 131 m m ( D) x 44 m m ( H) ES1100- 24E: 267 m m ( W) x 162 m m ( D) x 42 m m ( H) Weight...
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Chapter 4 Product Specifications Table 6 Product Specificat ions ( cont inued) Mem ory ES1100- 8P: 1K MAC ent ries, 96 K byt es buffer Mem ory ES1100- 16/ 24/ 24E: 8K MAC ent ries, 256 K byt es buffer Mem ory ES1100- 16P: 8K MAC ent ries, 160 K byt es buffer Mem ory Jum bo Fram e Up t o 2048 byt es ( for ES1100- 16/ 24/ 24E)
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Appendix A Legal Information Notices Changes or m odificat ions not expressly approved by t he part y responsible for com pliance could void t he user's aut horit y t o operat e t he equipm ent . Viewing Certifications Go t o ht t p: / / www.zyxel.com Select your product on t he ZyXEL hom e page t o go t o t hat product 's page.
Index Index Applicat ions LED Descript ions Segm ent Bridge LK/ ACT aut o- negot iat ing port s m ount ing bracket s Cabling Lengt h cert ificat ions not ices viewing copyright net work cable crossover st raight- t hrough Net work Cable Types Non- st andard net work cables Dat a pat h loop...
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Index St andalone Workgroup synt ax convent ions Troubleshoot ing I m proper Net work Cabling and Topology wall m ount ing warrant y not e ES1100 Series User’s Guide...
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