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Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your Switch
ES-2108 Series User’s Guide
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The Switch can be used standalone for a group of heavy traffic users. You can connect
computers directly to the Switch’s port or connect other switches to the Switch.
In this example, all computers can share high-speed applications on the server. To expand the
network, simply add more networking devices such as switches, routers, computers, print
servers etc.
Figure 1 Backbone Application
1.1.2 Bridging Example
In this example application the Switch connects different company departments ( RD and
Sales ) to the corporate backbone. It can alleviate bandwidth contention and eliminate server
and network bottlenecks. All users that need high bandwidth can connect to high-speed
department servers via the Switch.
For ES-2108G, you can provide a super-fast uplink connection by using a Gigabit Ethernet/
mini-GBIC port on the Switch.
Moreover, the Switch eases supervision and maintenance by allowing network managers to
centralize multiple servers at a single location.
Figure 2 Bridging Application