Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product EF3508 Linksys
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Instant EtherFast ® Series EtherFast ® 8-Por t a n d 12-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switches Use this Guide to install the following products: EF3508 EtherFast ® 8-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switch EF3512 Eth.
COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS Copyright © 2002 Linksys, All Rights Reserved. EtherFast, Linksys, and Linksys logo are register ed trademarks of Linksys Group, Inc. Micr osoft, Windows, and the Windows logo are r egistered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
T able of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction 1 Y our EtherF ast ® 8-Port and 12-P or t Gigabit Switches 1 F eatures 1 Chapter 2: Getting to Know the EtherFast ® 8-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switch 2 The 8-.
The LED Indicators Fa n Red . The F an LED lights up when the fan is not on. TEMP Red . The TEMP LED lights up w hen the operating temper- ature is too high. Powe r Gr een . The P ow er LED lights up w hen the Switch is po wered on. 1000 Gr een . The 1000 LED lights up w hen the por t is operating at 1000Mbps.
EtherFast ® 8-Port and 12-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switches 5 4 The LED Indicators Fa n Red . The F an LED lights up when the fan is not on. TEMP Red . The TEMP LED lights up w hen the operating temper- ature is too high. Powe r Gr een . The P ow er LED lights up w hen the Switch is po wered on.
EtherFast ® 8-Port and 12-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switches 7 Instant EtherFast ® Series 6 Chapter 4: Installing the EtherFast ® Gigabit Ethernet Switches Installing the EtherF ast ® Gigabit Ether net Switch may in volve installing both an adapter and the Gigabit Ethernet Switch.
EtherFast ® 8-Port and 12-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switches 9 8 Appendix A: T wisted-Pair Cabling There are different grades, or categories, of twisted-pair cab ling. Category 5 is the most reliable and is highl y recommended. Straight-through cables are used for connecting computers to a hub or switch.
EtherFast ® 8-Port and 12-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switches 11 Instant EtherFast ® Series 10 Appendix B: Glossar y 10BaseT - An Ethernet standard that uses twisted wire pairs. 100BaseTX - IEEE ph ysical la yer specif ication for 100 Mbps o ver tw o pairs of Category 5 UTP or STP wire.
EtherFast ® 8-Port and 12-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switches 13 Instant EtherFast ® Series 12 Hub - The device that serves as the central location for attaching wires from w orkstations.
EtherFast ® 8-Port and 12-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switches 15 Instant EtherFast ® Series 14 Appendix C: Specifications for the EtherFast ® 8-Por t Gigabit Ethernet Switch Standards IEEE 802.
EtherFast ® 8-Port and 12-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switches 17 Instant EtherFast ® Series 16 Appendix E: Warrant y Information BE SURE T O HA VE Y OUR PR OOF OF PURCHASE AND A B ARCODE FR OM THE PR ODUCT’S P ACKA GING ON HAND WHEN CALLING. RETURN REQUESTS CANNO T BE PR OCESSED WITHOUT PR OOF OF PURCHASE.
Instant EtherFast ® Series 18 © Copyright 2002 Linksys, All Rights Reserved. http://www .linksys.com Appendix F: Contact Information F or help with the installation or operation of the Switch, contact Linksys T echnical Suppor t at one of the phone numbers or Internet addresses below .
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