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F riendlyNET ™ Plug-and-Play Networking Solutions U ser’ s Manual Fr iendl yNET GX4 Gigabit Ethernet Swit ch Visit Asanté at www .asante.com Main Corporat e T elephone Numbers 800-662-9686 Home/O.
User’s Manual – 1 – Introduction Thank you for pur chasing the Asanté FriendlyNET GX4 Gigabit Ethernet swit ch.The GX4 switch is simply the most affordable , powerful Gigabit Ethernet solution for connecting desktops, high-per formance servers and workstations.
Asanté FriendlyNET GX4 Gigabit Switch – 2 – Front Panel Inf ormation During normal network activity , these LEDs are on: P ower , LNK/SPD, DPX/ACT , 100M Link, or 1G Link. Figure 1. FriendlyNET GX4 Model 400 Figure 2. FriendlyNET GX4 Model 408 Figure 3.
User’s Manual – 3 – T able 2. Activity LEDs LED Indicator Color Activity Description A. Gigabit Ports 100M Link Green ON A valid 100 Mbps link is established . Blinking P ossible data error , see T roubleshooting section (AsantéQ). 1G Link Green ON A valid 100 Mbps link is established .
Asanté FriendlyNET GX4 Gigabit Switch – 4 – Connecting to Network Devices If you ar e connec ting several w orkstations and a ser ver , you can build the network using the GX4 switch as shown in Figur e 4.
User’s Manual – 5 – Connecting to a Switch or a Hub When making switch-to-swit ch connections, connect any Gigabit por t of the GX4 switch with a Gigabit cable to the Gigabit por t on the other switch. Figure 5. Multiple switch network For 1000BaseT , 100BaseTX, and 10BaseT networks, the maximum cable length is 100 meters.
Asanté FriendlyNET GX4 Gigabit Switch – 6 – Optional: Placing or Rack Mounting the Switch The GX4 switch c omes with four rubber feet for placement on a flat sur face. Placing the GX4 on a flat surface: 1. Apply the four rubber feet to the bottom of the unit 2.
User’s Manual – 7 – T roubleshooting T able 3. T roubleshooting Product S pecifications Standards Compliance Network Gigabit Ethernet ov er UTP Category 5 copper , IEEE 802.3ab (1000BaseT ) F ast Ethernet over UTP C ategory 5 copper , IEEE 802.
Asanté FriendlyNET GX4 Gigabit Switch – 8 – Product S pecifications (Continued) Weight Model 400 6 pounds (2.7 Kg) Model 408 7 pounds (3.2 Kg) Model 224 8 pounds (3.6 Kg) Dimensions Model 400 14" (355 mm) X 9” (229 mm) X 1.7" (43 mm), 1 RU high Model 408 14" (355 mm) X 9” (229 mm) X 1.
F riendlyNET ™ Plug-and-Play Networking Solutions U ser’ s Manual Fr iendl yNET GX4 Gigabit Ethernet Swit ch Visit Asanté at www .asante.com Main Corporat e T elephone Numbers 800-662-9686 Home/O.
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