Installation
ON/STANDBY
OPEN?CLOSE
PLAY
STOP
P-SCAN
POWER
DVD PLAYER
PROGRESSIVE SCAN
Connect the Switch to Your Network
1. Connect LAN port 10 (UPLINK) on the switch to a LAN port on a router that
is connected to the Internet.
2. Connect your gaming device to port 1, your streaming device to port 2, and
all other devices (including additional gaming and streaming devices) to the
remaining ports 3‒9.
3. Connect the power adapter to the switch.
The Power LED on the top of the switch lights and the port LEDs for
connected devices light.
Nighthawk Gaming and Media Switch
8-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switch With 2-Port 10G/Multi-Gig
(GS810EMX)
Cables and Speeds
The following table describes the network cables that you can use for the switch
connections and the speeds that these cables can support, up to 328 feet (100
meters).
Speed
Cable Type
100 Mbps
Category 5 (Cat 5) or higher rated
1 Gbps, 2.5 Gbps, or 5 Gbps
Category 5e (Cat 5e) or higher rated
10 Gbps
Category 6a (Cat 6a) or higher rated
Note:
For speeds of 10 Gbps, if the cable length is shorter than 180 feet (55
meters), you can use a Category 6 (Cat 6) cable.
Port LED Connection Speed
The port LEDs indicate the connection speed for powered-on devices that are
cabled to the switch. The default port LED colors and their associated speeds are
shown in the following table.
Default
Port LED Color *
Connection Speed
1G
2.5G
5G
10G
* Customer configurable colors
For information about how to log in to the switch and customize the port LED
colors, see the
Nighthawk Gaming and Media Switch GS810EMX User Manual
,
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Nighthawk GS810EMX switch
Router Internet connection
Gaming computer
GS110EMX
switch
Sample connections