Quick Installation Guide
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Mounting Switches in a Rack
(ES3016A)
Please comply with the following
instructions to ensure that your switch
is securely mounted in the rack.
1. Use a standard EIA 19-inch rack.
2. Use the brackets and screws
supplied in the rack mounting kit.
3. Use a cross-head screwdriver to attach
the brackets to the side of the switch.
4. Position the switch in the rack by lining up the holes in the
brackets with the appropriate holes on the rack, and then use the
supplied screws to mount the switch in the rack.
Connecting the Switch System
These CheetahSwitches have 8/16 RJ-45 ports that support connection to
10Mbps Ethernet or 100Mbps Fast Ethernet, and half or full-duplex operation.
The transmission speed for each port is automatically set by the switch to match
the highest speed supported by the connected device. The transmission mode
can be set for each port using auto-negotiation (if also used by the attached
device). However, full duplex can only be supported if the attached device also
uses auto-negotiation. Also note that this CheetahSwitch uses store-and-forward
switching to maintain maximum data integrity under any type of loading.
Making a Connection to an RJ-45 Port
You can use straight-through twisted-pair cable to connect any RJ-45 (MDI-X)
port on the switch to any device that uses a standard network interface such as a
workstation or server, or to a network interconnection device such as a bridge or
router (depending on the port type implemented).
1. Prepare the network devices you wish to network. Make sure you have
installed 10BASE-T or 100BASE-TX network interface cards for connecting to
the switch's RJ-45 (MDI-X) station ports.
2. Prepare straight-through shielded or unshielded twisted-pair cables with
RJ-45 plugs at both ends. Use 100
Ω
Category 3, 4 or 5 cable for standard
10Mbps Ethernet connections, or 100
Ω
Category 5 cable for 100Mbps Fast
Ethernet connections.
3. Connect one end of the cable to the RJ-45 port of the network interface card,
and the other end to any available RJ-45 port on the switch. All RJ-45 ports
support 10Mbps and 100Mbps Ethernet connections. When inserting an
RJ-45 plug, be sure the tab on the plug clicks into position to ensure that it is
properly seated. Using the switch in a stand-alone configuration, you can
network up to 8/16 end nodes.
