Introduction
vii
T
ABLE OF
C
ONTENTS
0
ABOUT THIS GUIDE ............................................................................. ix
P
URPOSE
...................................................................................................... ix
T
ERMS
/U
SAGE
............................................................................................. ix
O
VERVIEW OF THIS
U
SER
'
S
G
UIDE
............................................................... ix
1
INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................... 1
F
AST
E
THERNET
T
ECHNOLOGY
..................................................................... 1
S
WITCHING
T
ECHNOLOGY
............................................................................. 2
F
EATURES
..................................................................................................... 3
Performance Features .............................................................................. 4
2
UNPACKING AND SETUP .................................................................... 5
U
NPACKING
.................................................................................................. 5
S
ETUP
........................................................................................................... 6
R
ACK
I
NSTALLATION
.................................................................................... 6
P
OWER ON
.................................................................................................... 7
LED Indicators ......................................................................................... 7
Power Failure ........................................................................................... 8
3
IDENTIFYING EXTERNAL COMPONENTS...................................... 9
F
RONT
P
ANEL
............................................................................................... 9
R
EAR
P
ANEL
............................................................................................... 10
LED I
NDICATORS
....................................................................................... 11
4
CONNECTING THE SWITCH............................................................. 13
PC
TO
S
WITCH
............................................................................................ 13
H
UB TO
S
WITCH
.......................................................................................... 14
10Base-T Hub ......................................................................................... 15
100Base-TX Hub..................................................................................... 15
H
UB WITHOUT
U
PLINK
(MDI-II)
PORT
........................................................ 15
Using a Straight Cable............................................................................ 16