Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product EF3124 Linksys
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EtherFast ® 16-Port and 24-Por t 10/100 Ethernet Switches 1 T able of Contents C C h h a a p p t t e e r r 1 1 : : I I n n t t r r o o d d u u c c t t i i o o n n 1 1 The Linksys Instant EtherF ast .
3 EtherFast ® 16-Port and 24-Por t 10/100 Ethernet Switches Chapter 2: Hardware Installation Building a F ast Ether net netw ork in v olves a fe w more topology rules in addi- tion to 10BaseT netw ork rules. These rules specify distance limitations and cabling specif ications.
5 4 EtherFast ® 16-Port and 24-Por t 10/100 Ethernet Switches Instant EtherFast ® Series Rack Mounting an Ethernet Switch Each Ethernet Switch is equipped with three mounting holes on each side for rack mounting in a standard rack.
7 EtherFast ® 16-Port and 24-Por t 10/100 Ethernet Switches 6 Instant EtherFast ® Series Here are some of the wa ys an Ether net Switch can help you optimize y our net- w ork speed.
EtherFast ® 16-Port and 24-Por t 10/100 Ethernet Switches 9 Instant EtherFast ® Series 8 Appendix A: Fiber Optic Modules (models EF3116 & EF3124 ONL Y) Some Ethernet Switches are equipped with an expansion port for adding optional f iber optic expansion modules.
11 EtherFast ® 16-Port and 24-Por t 10/100 Ethernet Switches Appendix B: About Fast Ethernet Standard Ethernet has been the most popular netw orking technolo gy during this past decade, with a maximum data throughput of 10Mbps .
Appendix C: Glossar y 10BaseT - An Ether net standard that uses twisted wire pairs. 100BaseTX - IEEE ph ysical la y er specif ication for 100 Mbps o v er tw o pairs of Category 5 UTP or STP wire. Adapter - Printed circuit board that plugs into a PC to add to capabilities or connectivity to a PC.
IEEE (The I nstitute of E lectrical and E lectronics E ngineers) - The IEEE describes itself as "the w orld's lar gest technical professional society , promoting the dev elopment and application of electrotechnolo gy and allied sciences for the benef it of humanity , the advancement of the profession, and the w ell-being of our members.
UTP - Unshielded twisted pair is the most common kind of copper telephone wiring. T wisted pair is the ordinar y copper wire that connects home and man y business computers to the telephone company . T o reduce crosstalk or electro- magnetic induction betw een pairs of wires, tw o insulated copper wires are twisted around each other .
19 18 EtherFast ® 16-Port and 24-Por t 10/100 Ethernet Switches Appendix E: Environmental Specifications Dimensions 7 .1” x 1.75” x 16.93” 180mm x 44.
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