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Electrical Safety and Emissions Standards
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Preface
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How This Guide is Organized .............................................................................................................................................. 8
Document Conventions ....................................................................................................................................................... 9
Contacting Allied Telesis ................................................................................................................................................... 10
Online Support ...........................................................................................................................................................10
Email and Telephone Support....................................................................................................................................10
Returning Products.....................................................................................................................................................10
For Sales or Corporate Information............................................................................................................................10
Chapter 1
Product Description
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Overview............................................................................................................................................................................ 12
Key Features ..................................................................................................................................................................... 13
Standards .......................................................................................................................................................................... 13
Hardware Feature Description........................................................................................................................................... 14
10/100Base-TX Twisted Pair Ports ............................................................................................................................14
100Base-FX Fiber Optic Port .....................................................................................................................................15
LEDs...........................................................................................................................................................................16
AC Power Connector..................................................................................................................................................17
A Few Ethernet Switching Basics ...................................................................................................................................... 18
MAC Address Table ...................................................................................................................................................18
Duplex Mode ..............................................................................................................................................................19
Store and Forward......................................................................................................................................................19
Backpressure and Flow Control .................................................................................................................................19
Network Topologies........................................................................................................................................................... 21
Standalone Topology .................................................................................................................................................21
Ethernet Hub Topology ..............................................................................................................................................22
Backbone Topology....................................................................................................................................................23
Invalid Loop Topology ................................................................................................................................................24
Chapter 2
Installation
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Reviewing Safety Precautions........................................................................................................................................... 26
Selecting a Site for the Switch........................................................................................................................................... 27
Planning the Installation .................................................................................................................................................... 28
Unpacking the Switch ........................................................................................................................................................ 29
Installing the Switch on a Table or Desktop....................................................................................................................... 30
Installing the Switch in a Rack........................................................................................................................................... 32
Wall-Mounting the Switch .................................................................................................................................................. 33
Cabling an AT-FS717FC/SC Switch.................................................................................................................................. 35
Cabling a Twisted Pair Port........................................................................................................................................35
Cabling a Fiber Optic Port ..........................................................................................................................................36
Setting the Duplex Mode Manually .................................................................................................................................... 38
Powering On the Switch .................................................................................................................................................... 39
Chapter 3
Troubleshooting
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