D-Link DES-1005D manual

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    DE S - 1005D 5 - port 10/100Mbps Dual Speed Ethernet Switch User’s Guide Rev. 02 (OCT. 1999) 6012 - 9830016 Printed In Taiwan RECYCLABLE[...]

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    FCC Certifications This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generate s, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, i[...]

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    LIMITED WARRAN TY D - Link Systems, Inc. (“D - Link”) provides this limited warranty for its product only to the person or entity who originally purchased the product from D - Link or its authorized reseller or distributor. Limited Hardware Warranty: D - Link warrants that the h ardware portion of the D - Link products described below (“Hardw[...]

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    determines in its sole discretion that it is not practical to repair or replace the defective Hardware, the price paid by the original purchaser for the defective Hardware will be refunded by D - Link upon return to D - Li nk of the defective Hardware. All Hardware (or part thereof) that is replaced by D - Link, or for which the purchase price is r[...]

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    Submitting A Claim . Any claim under this limited warranty must be submitted in writing before the end of the Warranty Period to an Authorized D - Link Service Office. The claim must include a written description of the Hardware defect or Software noncon formance in sufficient detail to allow D - Link to confirm the same. The original product owner[...]

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    IS” WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY OF ANY KIND INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON - INFRINGEMENT. IF ANY I MPLIED WARRANTY CANNOT BE DISCLAIMED IN ANY TERRITORY WHERE A PRODUCT IS SOLD, THE DURATION OF SUCH IMPLIED WARRANTY SHALL BE LIMITED TO NINETY (90) DAYS. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY COVERE[...]

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    i T ABLE OF C ONTENTS ABOUT THIS GUIDE .................................. III P URPOSE .......................................................... III T ERMS /U SAGE .................................................. III O VERVIEW OF THIS U SER ’ S G UIDE .......................... III INTRODUCTION .......................................... 1 F AS[...]

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    ii H UB WITHOUT U PLINK (MDI - II) PORT ..................... 10 A. Using straight cable .................................................................... 10 B. Using crossover cable ................................................................ 11 S WITCH TO S WITCH ( OTHER DEVICES ) ...................... 11 A. Using straight cable .........[...]

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    iii A BOUT T HIS G UIDE Congratulations on your purchase of the DSS - 5+ 5 - port 10/100Mbps Dual Speed Ethernet Switch. This device integrates 1 00Mbps Fast Ethernet and 10Mbps Ethernet network capabilities in a highly flexible desktop package. Purpose This manual discusses how to install your DSS - 5+ 5 - port 10/100Mbps Dual Speed Ethernet Switc[...]

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    1 I NTRODUCTION This chapter describes the features of the Switch and some background information about Ethernet/Fast Ethernet switching technology. Fast Ethernet Technology The growing importance of LANs and the increasing complexity of desktop computing applications are fueling the need for high performance networks. A number of high - speed LAN [...]

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    2 Switching Technology Another approach to pushing beyond the limits of Ethernet technology is the development of switching technology. A switch bridges Ethernet packets at the MAC address level of the Ethernet protocol. It transmits packets among connecte d Ethernet or Fast Ethernet LAN segments. Switching is a cost - effective way of increasing t[...]

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    3 Switching LA N technology is a marked improvement over the previous generation of network bridges, which were characterized by higher latencies. Today switches are an ideal solution to most kinds of local area network congestion problems. Features The DSS - 5+ was designed for easy installation and high performance in an environment where network[...]

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    4 allocated for each port, while controlling the data flow between the transmit and receive nodes to guarantee against all possible packet loss. The Switch is an unmanaged 10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch that offers solutions in accelerating small Ethernet workgroup bandwidth. Other key features are: Uplink/ MDI - II (media dependent interface) port fo[...]

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    5 U NPACKING AND S ETUP This chapter provides unpacking and setup information for DSS - 5+. Unpacking Open the shipping cartons of the Switch and carefully unpacks its contents. The carton should contain the following items: One DSS - 5+ 5 - port 10/100Mbps Dual Speed Ethernet Switch One external power adapter This User’s Guide If an y item is fo[...]

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    7 I DENTIFYING E XTERNAL C OMPONENTS This section identifies all the major external components of the DSS - 5+. Both the front and rear panels are shown followed by a description of each panel featu re. The indicator panel is described in detail in the next chapter. Front Panel The figure below shows the front and rear panels of the DSS - 5+ . DSS [...]

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    8 it on. MDI - X Jacks: Use these jacks to connect stations to the hub. These are MDI - X (Medium - Dependent Interface, Cross - wired) jacks, which mean, you can use ordinary straight - through twisted - pair cables to connect user machines and servers to the switch through them. If you need to connect another device with an MDI - X jack, such as [...]

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    9 green as Fast Ethernet data is transmitted or received. The indicator lights amber when the port is connected to a 10Mbps Ethernet station or other network device. The indicator blinks amber as Ethernet data is transmitted or received.[...]

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    9 C ONNECTING T HE S WITCH This chapter describes how to connect the DSS - 5+ to your Fast Ethernet network. PC to Switch A PC can be connected to the Switch via a two - pair Category 3,4, or5 UTP/STP straight - through cable. For 100Mbps operation Category 5 must be used. The PC (equipped with a RJ - 45 10Mb Et hernet or 100Mb Fast Ethernet NIC) s[...]

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    10 Hub to Switch A hub (10 or 100BASE - TX) can be connected to the Switch via a two - pair Category 3, 4, or 5 UTP/STP straight cable. For 100Mbps operation a Category 5 cable must be used. The connection is accomplished from the hub uplink (MDI - II) port to any of the Switch (MDI - X) ports. A. 10BASE - T Hub For a 10BASE - T hub, the Switch LED[...]

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    11 B. Using crossover cable When using crossover cable, the connection can be made from any ports of the Switch to any port of the Hub. Switch to Switch (other devices) The Switch can be connected to another switch or other devices (routers, bridges, etc.) via a two - pair Category 3, 4, 5 UTP/STP straight or crossove r cable. A Category 5 cable mu[...]

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    12 Port Speed & Duplex Mode After plugging the selected cable to a specific port, the system uses auto - negotiation to determine the transmission mode for any new twisted - pair connection: If the attached device does not support auto - negotiation or has auto - negotiation disabled , an auto - sensing process is initiated to select the speed [...]

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    13 T ECHNICAL S PECIFICATIONS General Standards IEEE 802.3 10Base - T Ethernet IEEE 802.3 u 100 Base - TX Fast Ethernet ANSI/IEEE Std 802.3 NWay auto - negotiation Protocol CSMA/CD Data Transfer Rate Ethernet: 10Mbps (half duplex) 20Mbps (full duplex) Fast Ethernet: 100Mbps (half duplex) 200Mbps (full duplex) Topology Star Network Cables 10BASET: 2[...]

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    14 Physical and Environmen tal DC inputs DC5V/2.4A Power Consumption 10 watts. (max.) Temperature Operating: 0 ° ~ 50 ° C Storage: - 10 ° ~ 70 ° C Humidity Operating: 10% ~ 90% Storage: 5% ~ 90% Dime nsions 171 x 98 x 29 mm (W x H x D) EMI: FCC Class B, CE Mark B, VCCI - II Performance Transmission Method : Store - and - forward Packet Filterin[...]

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    15 RJ - 45 P IN S PECIFICATION When connecting your 5 - port 10/100Mbps Dual Speed Ethernet Switch to another switch, a bridge or a hub, a modified crosso ver cable is necessary. Please review these products for matching cable pin assignment. The following diagram and tables show the standard RJ - 45 receptacle/connector and their pin assignments f[...]

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    16 The standard RJ - 45 receptacle/connector The following shows straight cable and crossover cable connection : Straight cable for Switch (uplink MDI - II port) to switch/Hub or other devices connection Crossover cable for Switch (MDI - X port) to switch/hub or other network devices (MDI - X port) connection[...]