Fast Ethernet Switch
8 Fast Ethernet Switch
User’s Guide
Front Panel
The front panel of the switch has eight ports and an array of LED
indicators to provide you with instant feedback on the status of
the switch.
Figure 1: Front Panel
Ports
The TX ports of the switch automatically senses and adapts itself
to the presence of both 10BASE-T and 100BASE-TX network
standards. The switch can auto MDIX on any TX ports,
provide easy uplink with any TX port. For 100BASE-FX ports,
since the ports are fiber, they are capable of accepting
100BASE-FX connections only.
When connects to a 100BASE-TX network, the ports operate at
100Mbps in half-duplex mode and 200Mbps in full-duplex
mode. When connects to a 10BASE-T network, the ports
operate at 10Mbps in half-duplex mode and 20Mbps in
full-duplex mode. With 100BASE-FX ports, when it connects
to a 100BASE-FX network, the ports operate at 100Mbps in
half-duplex mode and 200Mbps in full-duplex mode.