Instant Gigabit™ Series EtherFast® 10/100/1000 8-Port GigaSwitch Use this guide to install : EG0008 User Guide
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Instant Gigabit™ Series Contents EtherFast® 10/100/1000 8-Port GigaSwitch Introduction Introduction Your EtherFast®10/100/1000 8-Port GigaSwitch Features Package Contents 1 1 1 2 Getting to Know the EtherFast® 10/100/1000 8-Port GigaSwitch The 10/100/1000 8-Port GigaSwitch’s Rear Panel The 10/100/1000 8-Port GigaSwitch’s Front Panel Switches Versus Hubs 3 3 3 5 Installing the EtherFast® 10/100/1000 8-Port GigaSwitch Overview Installing the 10/100/1000 8-Port GigaSwitch Connecting Your Hardware Toget
Instant Gigabit™ Series Package Contents EtherFast® 10/100/1000 8-Port GigaSwitch Getting to Know the EtherFast® 10/100/1000 8-Port GigaSwitch The 10/100/1000 8-Port GigaSwitch’s Rear Panel The 8-Port GigaSwitch’s Power Connection Power • • • • One 10/100/1000 8-Port GigaSwitch One AC Power Cord Mounting Brackets and Screws (not pictured) One User Guide and Registration Card The 10/100/1000 8-Port GigaSwitch’s Front Panel Ports 1-8 2 The Power port is where you will connect the included power cord.
Instant Gigabit™ Series EtherFast® 10/100/1000 8-Port GigaSwitch Switches Versus Hubs The LED Indicators 4 Power Green. The Power LED lights up when the Switch is powered on. 1000 Green. The 1000 LED lights up when the port is operating at 1000Mbps. If the LED is off, the port is operating at either 100Mbps, 10Mbps, or it is not active. 100 Green. The 100 LED lights up when the port is operating at 100Mbps. If this LED is off, the port is operating at either 1000Mbps, 10Mbps, or it is not active.
Instant Gigabit™ Series Installing the EtherFast® 10/100/1000 8-Port GigaSwitch Tips on on Switching Switching Your Your Network Network Tips Here are some of the ways your new EtherFast® 10/100/1000 8-Port GigaSwitch can help you optimize your network speed. Overview • Speed up Nodes From Your 10BaseT Network Installing your EtherFast® 10/100/1000 8-Port GigaSwitch may involve installing both an adapter and the GigaSwitch.
Instant Gigabit™ Series Glossary 10BaseT - An Ethernet standard that uses twisted wire pairs. 100BaseTX - IEEE physical layer specification for 100 Mbps over two pairs of Category 5 UTP or STP wire. 1000BASE-T - provides half-duplex (CSMA/CD) and full-duplex 1000Mbps Ethernet service over Category 5e links as defined by ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-A. Topology rules for 1000BASE-T are the same as those used for 100BASE-TX. Category 5e link lengths are limited to 100 meters by the ANSI/TIA/EIA-568A cabling standard.
Instant Gigabit™ Series Hub - The device that serves as the central location for attaching wires from workstations. Can be passive, where there is no amplication of the signals; or active, where the hubs are used like repeaters to provide an extension of the cable that connects to a workstation. IEEE - The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
Instant Gigabit™ Series Specifications Model Number EG0008 Standards IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.
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