Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product EZXS55Wv2, EZXS16W Linksys
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Instant EtherFast ® Series EtherFast ® 10/100 W orkgroup Switches User Guide Use this guide to install : EZXS55W v2 EZXS88W v2 EZXS16W.
COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS Copyright © 2000 Linksys, All Rights Reserved. Instant EtherFast is a registered trade- mark of Linksys. Microsoft, Windows, and the Windows logo ar e register ed trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks and brand names ar e the property of their respective pr oprietors.
Introduction Y our EtherFast 10/100 Workgroup Switch Congratulations on purchasing your new Linksys EtherF ast 10/100 W orkg roup Switch for your netw ork's 10/100 mig ration needs.
3 10/100 Workgr oup 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 v ery 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.
11 10/100 Workgr oup Switches 10 Instant EtherFast ® Series Appendix There are dif ferent grades, or categories, of twisted-pair cabling. Cate gory 5 is the most reliable and is highl y recommended. Cate gory 3 is a good second choice. Straight-through cables are used for connecting computers to a hub .
13 10/100 Workgr oup Switches Model Numbers EZXS55W v2 (5-P ort) EZXS88W v2 (8-P ort) EZXS16W (16-P ort) Standards IEEE 802.3 (10BaseT), IEEE 802.3u (100BaseTX) Protocol CSMA/CD P orts 5, 8, or 16 10B.
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