Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your Switch
GS1100 Series User’s Guide
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The Swit ch can be used st andalone for a group of heavy t raffic users. You can connect com put ers
directly to the Switch’s port or connect other swit ches to the Swit ch.
I n this exam ple, all com puters can share high- speed applicat ions on t he server. To expand t he
network, sim ply add m ore networking devices such as switches, routers, com puters, print servers
etc.
Figure 2
St andalone Workgroup Exam ple
1.3.2 Bridging
With its large address table and high perform ance, the Switch is an ideal solution for departm ent
networks to connect to the corporate backbone or for connecting network segm ents.
The following figure depicts a typical segm ent bridge application of the Switch in an enterprise
environm ent. The two networks (
RD
and
Sa le s
) , the st andalone server and the com puters can all
com m unicate with each other and share all network resources.
Figure 3
Bridging Exam ple
1.4 Power Over Ethernet (PoE)
The PoE function is available for GS1100- 8HP only.
Ports 1 to 4 on the GS1100- 8HP are I EEE 802.3at High Power over Ethernet ( PoE) com pliant and
can supply power of up t o 30W per Ethernet port .
A powered device ( PD) is a device such as an access point or a switch, that supports PoE ( Power
over Ethernet) so that it can receive power from another device through a 10/ 100/ 1000 Mbps
Et hernet port .