Omnitron iConverter GX/T
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1. the fiber port and the chassis backplane ports The GX T also features Port Access Control which facilitates enabling and disabling of individual ports It also supports reporting of MIB statistics Page 2 Ls LS Oo Fiber slo gt a UTP UTP oO ole ole Switch 1 Converter A ConverterB Switch 2 LS LS gt PA gt b j4 4 j4 Switch 1 Converter A Converter B Switch 2 LP LP gt O gt g PR c Of Oje oO Switch 1 Converter A ConverterB Switch 2 LP RFD LS gt O gt x mo d WI Wi O Switch 1 Converter A Converter B Switch 2 LP RFD LP gt O gt X mem e zin KI ol Switch 1 Converter A ConverterB Switch 2 SFD SFD gt O gt X Pf f Wh _ Of O Switch 1 Converter A Converter B Switch 2 LED Lit LED Blinking X LED Off O LED Status depends on connected device Fig 2 GX T Link Modes Page 6 NOTE Using the advanced features listed above requires the use of the Network Management Module NMM and the NetOutlook Management Software or third party SNMP management software or Telnet For more information on using and configuring these advanced features please refer to the NetOutlook Management Software user manual PORT STRUCTURE Using a 4 port switch design the GX T features two front plane ports 1000Mbps fiber Port 1 and a 10 100 1000 UTP Port 2 and two 10 100 Ethernet backpla2. adjacent module When the BPBEN DIP Switch is in the Off position left factory setting the B port is isolated from the backplane Fiber Auto Manual P1 AN MAN DIP Switch Setting this DIP Switch to P1 Auto Negotiate AN factory setting enables the Fiber Port to determine duplex mode automatically If the connected device cannot provide the proper signal to indicate its own mode of operation this DIP Switch should be set to P1 Manual MAN This feature allows connections with devices that do not auto negotiate properly Page 9 LED INDICATORS LED Color Description Pwr Yellow On Power Blink test Fiber FDX Green On Full Duplex detected Lk Act Green On Link Blink activity AN Green On UTP Auto Neg enabled 10 Green On 10 Mbps link Blink activity 100 Green On 100 Mbps link Blink activity 1000 Green On 1000 Mbps link Blink activity UTP FDX Green On Full Duplex detected Mounting and Cable Attachment iConverter modules are hot swappable and can be installed into any chassis in the iConverter family 1 Carefully slide the iConverter module into the installation slot aligning the module with the installation guides NOTE Ensure that the module is firmly seated against the backplane 2 Secure the module by securing the panel fastener screw attached to module to the chassis front 3 Attach the UTP port via a category 5 cable to a 1000BASE T 100BASE TX or 10BASE T Ethernet devi
3. via its B link port to the GX T facilitating a 1 Port GX T and a 4 Port 10 100 Ethernet switch with a fiber uplink configuration This 3 module configuration provides an effective 10 100 1000 UTP to 4 Port 10 100 managed switch with a gigabit fiber uplink configuration This example shows how the GX T can be used either as a traditional managed or unmanaged media converter or to create flexible and effective network switch configurations For more information about individual chassis A and B backplane links please refer to the specific chassis user manual Page 4 Link Segment Link Propagate LS LP DIP Switch This DIP Switch controls the Link Propagate or Link Segment modes When the DIP Switch is in the LS position factory setting Link Segment mode is enabled In the LP position Link Propagate mode is enabled Remote Fault Detection RFD DIP Switch When in the RFD position the Remote Fault Detection mode is enabled Set the board mounted Port 1 DIP Switch to Manual Mode MAN for this feature NOTE Connecting two converters with both set to RFD mode is not supported and will cause a deadly embrace lockup Symmetrical Fault Detection SFD DIP Switch When this DIP Switch is in the SFD position the Symmetrical Fault Detection mode is enabled When in the Off position factory setting the Symmetrical Fault Detection mode is disabled NOTE Converters in SFD mode
4. abit devices typically function only in Auto Negotiate Mode 1000 Manual Mode is not a valid mode and will result in an undefined response Use Manual mode only when selecting the 10 or 100 mode UTP Full Half Duplex P2 FD HD DIP Switch When the UTP P2 Auto Manual DIP Switch described above is in the P2 Manual MAN position the UTP P2 Full Half Duplex FD HD DIP Switch selects the duplex mode for the UTP port When set to Full Duplex FD factory setting the UTP port operates in Full Duplex mode When P2 is set to Half Duplex HD the UTP port operates in Half Duplex mode Page 10 10BASE T 100BASE TX 1000BASE T 1000BASE SX LX UTP Connectors RS Fiber SC MT RJ LC Single Fiber Connectors SC BP Enable X Over LS LP RFD SFD UTP Auto Man 10 100 1000 UTP FDX HDX F O Auto Man Power FO link UTP link Auto FDX HDX 10 100 1000 W 0 85 x D 4 5 x H 2 8 UL CE FCC Class A Power f 1 4A 3 3VDC typical Standard 0 to 50 C Temperature Wide 40 to 60 C Storage 40 to 80 C Humidity 5 to 95 non condensing MTBF hrs 830 000 Model Type Protocols Controls LED Displays UTP 10 100 P2 10 100 DIP Switch When the UTP P2 Auto Manual DIP Switch is in the Auto Negotiate AN position and the 10 100 1000 DIP Switch described below is set to 10 100 the 10 100 DIP Switch determines the highest speed of the UTP P2 port in the following m
5. anner When the 10 100 DIP Switch is set to the 100 position P2 operates at 100Mbps or less depending on the speed of the connected device When the 10 100 DIP Switch is set to the 10 position P2 operates only at 10Mbps When the UTP P2 Auto Manual DIP Switch is in the Manual MAN position and the UTP 10 100 1000 DIP Switch described below is set to 10 100 the 10 100 DIP Switch determines the speed of the UTP P2 port When set to 100 factory setting the UTP port will operate at 100Mbps When set to 10 the UTP port will operate at 10Mbps UTP 10 100 1000 P2 10 100 1000 DIP Switch When the P2 AN MAN DIP Switch is set to the Auto Negotiate AN position the 10 100 1000 DIP Switch operates in the following manner When set to 1000 P2 operates at 1000Mbps or less depending on the speed of the connected device When set to the 10 100 position the speed is selected by the UTP 10 100 DIP Switch When the P2 AN MAN DIP Switch is set to Manual MAN mode the 10 100 1000 DIP Switch must be set to the 10 100 position and the speed is selected by the 10 100 DIP Switch Page 11 Warning The operating description in this Instruction Manual is for use by qualified personnel only To avoid electrical shock do not perform any servicing of this unit other than that contained in the operating instructions
6. at both the fiber port and the UTP port As a result fiber faults no Link received at the fiber are propagated forward and looped back for fault reporting at both the network core and the customer location Fig 2 e NOTE Connecting two converters with both set to RFD mode is not supported and will cause a deadly embrace lockup Page 5 OVERVIEW The iConverter GX T provides 10 100 1000BASE T UTP to 1000BASE X Fiber conversion as well as rate conversion between 10BASE T 100BASE TX 1000BASE T and 1000BASE SX LX Models are available for multimode MM and single mode SM dual fiber and single mode single fiber SF The GX T UTP port supports Half Duplex and Full Duplex modes and features an automatic crossover mode for easy attachment to hubs switches and workstations The GX T can be used as a standard two port UTP to fiber converter It can also use its two additional 10 100 backplane ports to connect to adjacent modules and accommodate flexible network configurations The iConverter 19 Module 5 Module or 2 Module Chassis have backplanes that facilitate connectivity between adjacent modules The GX T can be used in a managed or unmanaged application When managed it must be installed in a chassis with an iConverter Network Management Module NMM GX TM or 10 100M ADVANCED FEATURES The GX T features Port VLAN and Tag VLAN which allow complete control of traffic flow between the front plane UTP port
7. ce 4 Attach the fiber port via an appropriate multimode or single mode fiber cable to a 1000BASE X Ethernet device The iConverter transmit Tx must attach to the receive side on other device the receive Rx must attach to the transmit 5 When using single fiber SF media converter models the Tx wavelength on one end has to match the Rx wavelength on the other Note that based on this guideline the SF media converter models must be used in pairs such as the 8530 1 matched with the 8531 1 NOTE When the fiber port is in Manual Mode sometimes a link up will not occur with other devices Both devices must be set to the same mode either Manual or Auto Negotiate for the link up to occur UTP Auto Manual P2 AN MAN DIP Switch Setting the P2 Auto Manual Negotiate DIP Switch to Auto Negotiate AN factory setting enables the UTP port to determine the speed and duplex mode automatically If the connected device cannot provide the proper signal to indicate its own mode of operation this DIP Switch should be set to P2 Manual MAN This feature allows connections with devices that do not auto negotiate properly NOTE Attaching an auto negotiating UTP port to anon auto negotiating manual forced hard coded UTP port may result in an unpredictable port setting with excessive collisions and poor link performance When operating in manual mode both mating ports MUST be set manually to the same speed and duplex mode Gig
8. must be deployed in pairs RJ 45 Manual Crossover X DIP Switch When the board mounted Manual Crossover Enable DIP Switch is set to MANX the front panel RJ 45 Manual Crossover Switch is enabled When connecting the UTP to a hub or switch set the front panel switch to Straight Through factory setting When connecting to a workstation set it to Crossover X Only use this setting with 10T or 100Tx mode Page 8 BOARD MOUNTED DIP SWITCHES ON BPAEN Backplane A Enabled BPBEN Backplane B Enabled P1 Auto Negotiate AN JE MAN P1 Manual FO P2 Auto Negotiate AN JEE MAN P2 Manual UTP P2 Full Duplex FD E HO P2 Half Duplex UTP 100Mbps 100 M 10 UTP 10Mbps UTP 1000Mbps 1000 JE 10 100 UTP 10 100Mbps Ax Auto Crossover Manual Crossover Fig 4 Board Mounted DIP Switches Backplane A Enable DIP Switch BPAEN When the BPAEN DIP Switch is in the ON position right the iConverter GX T module A backplane Ethernet port is enabled This port allows connectivity to an adjacent module When the BPAEN DIP Switch is in the Off position left factory setting the A port is isolated from the backplane Backplane B Enable BPBEN DIP Switch When the Backplane B Enable BPBEN DIP Switch is in the ON position right the Converter GX T module B backplane Ethernet port is enabled This port allows connectivity to an
9. ne ports A and B that can connect to adjacent modules within the same chassis When the GX T backplane A and B ports are enabled using BPAEN and BPBEN DIP Switches they connect via the chassis backplane to the slots on the left and right sides of the GX T module When another switch based module with backplane port connections such as a second GX T or an NMM is installed in an adjacent slot it can be connected via the backplane to the GX T to facilitate a multi module configuration GX T Application Example Fig 1 depicts a chassis with three modules plugged into three adjacent backplane slots beginning with an odd numbered slot The adjacent slots are connected via the backplane using the A and B 10 100 links In this example the GX T in the center slot connects to the slot on its left using the A link and the slot on its right using the B link Page 3 In Symmetrical Fault Detection SFD the UTP port transmits a Link signal only when receiving a Link at the fiber port The fiber port transmits a Link signal only when receiving a Link signal at both the fiber port and the UTP port As a result fiber faults no Link received at the fiber are looped back and can be reported to the network core In addition connecting two back to back converters which are both set to SFD facilitates dual loop back where fiber faults are reported to both ends of the network A blinking fiber link LED on a converter indicates a fa
10. osr Omnitron Systems Technology Inc iConverter GX T User Manual Port 1 P1 q Port 2 P2 7 ittie iConverter GX T Dual Fiber Modules Fiber Connector Type SM 8523 3 8527 3 iConverter GX T Single Fiber Modules c mer r Tx 1310nm Tx 1550nm Cee Rx 1550nm Rx 1310nm Type For wide temperature 40 to 60 C add a W to the end of the model number Consult factory for extended temperature 40 to 75 C models LINK MODES In order to accommodate different user needs the GX T supports five different linking modes see Fig 2 In Link Segment LS a port transmits a Link signal independently of any received Link at any other port For example the UTP transmits a Link regardless of the fiber receiving a Link Fig 2 a amp b In Link Propagate LP a port transmits a Link signal only when receiving a Link at its other port For example the UTP transmits a Link only when receiving a Link at the fiber port Fig 2 c In Remote Fault Detection Link Segment RFD LS the fiber port transmits a Link signal only when receiving a Link at the fiber port As a result fiber faults no Link received at the fiber are looped back and can be reported to the network core Fig 2 d In Remote Fault Detection Link Propagate RFD LP the UTP port transmits a Link signal only when receiving a Link at the fiber port The fiber port transmits a Link signal only when receiving Link signals
11. paration or maintenance No other warranty is expressed or implied Omnitron specifically disclaims the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for any particular purpose Page 15 NOTE Setting the 10 100 1000 DIP Switch to the 1000 position when in Manual mode is not permitted per the IEEE 802 3 standard and will result in unpredictable port behavior Auto Manual Crossover Enable P2 AX MANX DIP Switch When the Manual Auto Crossover Enable DIP Switch is set to Auto Crossover AX factory default the front panel crossover switch is disabled and the RJ 45 crossover is selected automatically When it is set to Manual Crossover MANX the front panel RJ 45 Manual Crossover DIP Switch is enabled to allow a manual setting in either Crossover or Straight Through connection Page 12 Exclusive Remedies The remedies provided herein are the Buyer s sole and exclusive remedies Omnitron shall not be liable for any direct indirect special incidental or consequential damages whether based on contract tort or any legal theory TECHNICAL SUPPORT For help with this product contact our Technical Support Phone 949 250 6510 Fax 949 250 6514 Address Omnitron Systems Technology Inc 140 Technology Dr 500 Irvine CA 92618 USA E mail support omnitron systems com URL www omnitron systems com Form 040 08520 001E 9 07 Page 16
12. ult of the transmit fiber or UTP cables of that converter Fig 3 f NOTE Converters in SFD mode must be deployed in pairs Fiber set to Auto Negotiation Mode When the Fiber is set to Auto Negotiation Mode the device receiving the fault acts as if it is in RFD mode Link Segment Link Propagate and Symmetrical Fault Detection modes operate in the same manner refer to Fig 2 d e and f NOTE Remote Fault Detection RFD is not a valid mode when the fiber is set to Auto Negotiation The user should select LS LP or SFD instead DIP SWITCH SETTINGS Front Panel DIP Switch Settings Link Segment LS J P Link Propagate Off E RFD Remote Fault Detect Off SFD Symmetrical Fault Detect StraightThrough J X Crossover Fig 3 Front Panel DIP Switches Page 7 Chassis S ot 1 odd Slot 2 even Slot 3 odd Backplane A Link B Link NMM front Internal Internal back 10 100 1000 10 100 select g __ switch chip switch chip NMMUTP Fiber UTP 4 port 10 100 UTP 10 port 1000 port 10 100 1000 port Switch NMM Module GX T Module 4Tx Module Fig 1 In Band Managed GX T Application In this example the module on the left is a Network Management Module NMM connecting via its A backplane port to the GX T facilitating In Band management via the fiber uplink The module on the right is a 4 port 10 100 switch module connecting
13. unless you are qualified and certified to do so by Omnitron Systems Technology Inc Warranty This product is warranted to the original purchaser against defects in material and workmanship for a period of TWO YEARS from the date of shipment A LIFETIME warranty may be obtained by the original purchaser by REGISTERING this product with Omnitron within 90 days from the date of shipment TO REGISTER COMPLETE AND MAIL OR FAX THE ENCLOSED REGISTRATION FORM Or you may register your product on the Internet at www omnitron systems com During the warranty period Omnitron will at its option repair or replace a product which is proven to be defective For warranty service the product must be sent to an Omnitron designated facility at Buyer s expense Omnitron will pay the shipping charge to return the product to Buyer s designated US address using Omnitron s standard shipping method Limitation of Warranty The foregoing warranty shall not apply to defects resulting from improper or inadequate use and or maintenance of the equipment by Buyer Buyer supplied equipment Buyer supplied interfacing unauthorized modifications or tampering with equipment including removal of equipment cover by personnel not specifically authorized and certified by Omnitron or misuse or operating outside the environmental specification of the product including but not limited to voltage ambient temperature radiation unusual dust etc or improper site pre
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