GarrettCom 6K32FR User Manual

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Magnum 6K32F/FR/FC/FRC Managed Switch Installation and User Guide (05/08) 
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Product Description –  
Magnum 6K32FC / FRC (Convection cooled - No-fans) Managed 
Switch 
 
All of the Magnum 6K32F Series of Ethernet Switches comply with IEC61850 
and IEEE1613 Utility Automation and other industry standards.  
The Magnum 6K32FC/FRC Managed Switches are specially designed with  
convection cooling thermal design techniques to minimize heat build up providing an 
efficient, economical, highly reliable, long lived and secure Ethernet solution for heavy 
duty Industrial,  Power sub-stations and temp-uncontrolled outdoor applications. 
Specially designed and enclosed in a standard and “Reverse” aluminum case, the 
6K32FC/FRC is proudly offered with modularity, port density (up to 32 ports max.) and 
security in a 1U rack-mount package.  
The Magnum 6K32F Series are derived from the highly successful 6K 
managed switch family, with additional modularity in all 4 slots providing increased 
configurability provided by the numerous 6KP modules available.  
 
 
 
 
 
Figure 2.2.1a: A typical 6K32FC Switch front view, 4 RJ-45 10/100 ports, 2 ST 
10Mb FL ports, 8 ST 100Mb FX ports and 2 RJ45 Gigabit ports. 
 
The Magnum 6K32F Series has the flexibility to configure up to thirty two 100Mb Fiber 
ports, or thirty two 10/100Mb Copper ports, or eight Gigabit(1000Mb) ports providing a 
combination of options to handle high and low bandwidth applications efficiently. The 
various Power over Ethernet (PoE) modules add the advantage for Magnum 6K32F 
Series users of providing secure and economical solutions for critical remote 
applications. 
The preloaded robust and intuitive MNS-6K Managed Network firmware with 
multiple secured managed features is able to handle industry-standard IEEE 802.1p QOS 
prioritization and non-blocking wire speed on all ports.  It provides high performance 
 
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