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Introduction Y our EtherFast 10/100 Autosensing Workgroup Switch Congratulations on purchasing your new Linksys EtherF ast 10/100 Autosensing W orkg roup Switch for your netw ork's 10/100 mig ration needs.
3 EtherFast 10/100 Autosensing Switches Instant EtherFast ® Series 2 Hardware Installation Planning Y our Network Layout Building a F ast Ether net netw ork in v olves more topolo gy rules in addition to the 10BaseT netw ork rules. These rules specify distance limitations and cabling specif ications.
Powering On the Switch Plug in the Switch's AC po w er adapter . Each time your Switch po w ers up, it will run a Diagnostic/Self-T est. After the test, the P o w er LED will light up. As connections to the Switch’ s LEDs are pow ered on, each por t's cor respon- ding Link/Act LED will light up.
About Fast Ethernet History of Fast Ether net Standard Ethernet has been the most popular netw orking technology during this past decade, with a maximum data throughput of 10Mbps .
A netw ork without a s witch is called a shar ed netw ork because e very node on the netw ork competes for a fraction of the total bandwidth. In a shared netw ork, data packets are randoml y broadcasted to all stations until the y disco v er their intended destination.
Straight-Thr ough T wisted P air Wiring Cr ossed-Ov er T wisted P air W iring 11 EtherFast 10/100 Autosensing Switches T ypes of Ether net Cabling T wisted-pair cab ling comes in v arious grades, or categories. Category 5 is required for F ast Ether net, and is also the most reliable and most commonl y used type of cabling.
13 Customer Support F or help with the installation or operation of your EtherF ast 10/100 Autosensing Switch, contact Linksys Customer Support at one of the phone numbers or Internet addresses below . T echnical Support 800-326-7114 949-261-1288 Fa x 949-261-8868 Email support@linksys.
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