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Table of Contents
Electrical Safety and Emission Compliance Statements .....................iii
Welcome to Allied Telesyn .......................................................................... vii
Where to Find Web-based Guides ................................................................... vii
Documentation Conventions ............................................................................ vii
Contacting Allied Teleysn Technical Support................................................viii
Online Support .........................................................................................viii
Telephone Support ...................................................................................viii
E-mail Support .........................................................................................viii
Returning Products ........................................................................................... ix
FTP Server ......................................................................................................... ix
For Sales or Corporate Information ................................................................. ix
Tell Us What You Think .................................................................................... x
Chapter 1
Overview ........................................................................................................... 1
Features .............................................................................................................. 2
Status LEDs........................................................................................................ 2
Twisted Pair Ports .............................................................................................. 3
Port Speed.................................................................................................... 3
Duplex Mode ................................................................................................ 3
Auto MDI/MDI-X ......................................................................................... 4
MAC Address Table............................................................................................ 4
Store and Forward.............................................................................................. 5
Network Topologies ............................................................................................ 6
Standalone ................................................................................................... 6
Cascade ........................................................................................................ 7
Uplink .......................................................................................................... 8
