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10/100 Switches
Use this guide to install the following products:
5-Port 10/100 Switch SD205
8-Port 10/100 Switch SD208
16-Port 10/100 Switch SD216
User Guide
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COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS Specifications are subject to change without notice. Copyright © 2003 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Linksys is a registered trademark of Cisco Systems, Inc. Other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. LIMITED WARRANTY Linksys warrants to the original end user purchaser (“You”) that, for a period of the product’s lifetime, (the “Warranty Period”) Your Linksys product will be free of defects in materials a
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Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction r The 10/100 Switch Chapter 1: Introduction 1 The 10/100 Switch 1 This newly redesigned Linksys 5-, 8-, or 16-Port 10/100 Switch can signifi- Features 1 cantly increase your network traffic’s speed. A switch serves the same function as a hub in a network design—tying your network equipment together. But Chapter 2: Getting to Know the 10/100 Switch 2 unlike a simple-minded hub which divides the network’s bandwidth among all Overview 2 the attached devices
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Chapter 2: Getting to Know the 10/100 Switch Planning Your Network Layout Overview The 5-, 8-, and 16-Port 10/100 Switches differ in number of LEDs and ports. Figure 2-3 Pictured here is the 5-Port 10/100 Switch; however, the other Switches are sim- ilar in form. The power port is located on the side panel of the Switch (see Figure 2-3). Front Panel LEDs (power) The power port is where you will connect the included power adapter. Figure 2-1 System Green. The System LED will light up when the Sw
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Connecting Network Devices Chapter 3: Connecting the Follow these instructions for the 5-, 8-, and 16-Port 10/100 Switches (the 5-Port 10/100 Switch is shown in Figures 3-2 and 3-3). 10/100 Switch Planning Your Network Layout 1. Make sure all the devices you will connect to the Switch are powered off. Overview This chapter will explain how to connect network devices to the Switch. For an 2. Connect a Category 5 Ethernet example of a typical network configuration, see the application diagram sh
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Placement Options Appendix A: Glossary Set the Switch on its four rubber feet. For the 8- or 16-Port 10/100 Switch, you can choose to hang it on a wall using its wall-mount slots. To use this option, 10BaseT - An Ethernet standard that uses twisted wire pairs. follow these instructions: 100BaseTX - IEEE physical layer specification for 100 Mbps over two pairs of 1. The wall-mount slots are two Category 5 UTP or STP wire. crisscross slots on the Switch’s bottom panel, as shown in Auto MDI/MDI-X -
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Hub - The device that serves as the central location for attaching wires from Appendix B: Specifications workstations. Can be passive, where there is no amplification of the signals; or active, where the hubs are used like repeaters to provide an extension of the cable that connects to a workstation. Model Number SD205 5-Port 10/100 Switch SD208 8-Port 10/100 Switch Mbps (Megabits per second) - One million bits per second; unit of measure- SD216 16-Port 10/100 Switch ment for data transmission.
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Environmental Appendix C: Warranty Information Dimensions BE SURE TO HAVE YOUR PROOF OF PURCHASE AND A BARCODE SD205 3.66" x 1.18" x 3.54" FROM THE PRODUCT’S PACKAGING ON HAND WHEN CALLING. (93 mm x 30 mm x 90 mm) RETURN REQUESTS CANNOT BE PROCESSED WITHOUT PROOF OF SD208 5.12" x 1.18" x 5.00" PURCHASE. (130 mm x 30 mm x 127 mm) SD216 5.12" x 1.57" x 5.00" IN NO EVENT SHALL LINKSYS’S LIABILITY EXCEED THE PRICE (130 mm x 40 mm x 127 mm) PAID FOR THE PRODUCT FROM DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCI-
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Appendix D: Contact Information For help with the installation or operation of this 10/100 Switch, contact Linksys Technical Support at one of the phone numbers or Internet addresses below. Sales Information 800-546-5797 (LINKSYS) Technical Support 800-326-7114 RMA (Return Merchandise Authorization) Issues www.linksys.com (or call 949-271-5461) Fax 949-265-6655 E-mail support@linksys.com Web http://www.linksys.com FTP Site ftp.linksys.com http://www.linksys.com © Copyright 2003 Cisco Systems, In
