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D-Link DES-1008D manual

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    i DES - 1008D 8 - Port 10/100Mbps Dual S peed Ethernet Switch User’s Guide Rev. 0 2 ( Mar. 2000 ) 6012 - 9600011 Printed In Taiwan RECYCLABLE[...]

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    LIMITED WARRANTY 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 Warrant y: D - Link warrants that the hardware portion of the D - Link products described below (“Hardwa[...]

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    iii to the defective Hardware. The Warranty Period shall extend for an additional ninety (90) days after any repaired or replaced Hardware is delive red. If a material defect is incapable of correction, or if D - Link determines in its sole discretion that it is not practical to repair or replace the defective Hardware, the price paid by the origin[...]

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    REGISTRATION CARD MAY AFFECT THE WARRANTY FOR THIS PRODUCT. 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 Hardw are defect or Software nonconformance in sufficient detail to al[...]

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    v surge, and cosmetic damage; and Any hardware, software, firmware or other products or services provided by anyone other tha n D - Link. Disclaimer of Other Warranties: EXCEPT FOR THE LIMITED WARRANTY SPECIFIED HEREIN, THE PRODUCT IS PROVIDED “AS - IS” WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY OF ANY KIND INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABIL[...]

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    specific legal rights and the product owner may also have other rights which vary from state to state.[...]

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    vii FCC Warning This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the regulations for a Class B digital device, pur suant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radia[...]

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    T ABLE OF C ONTENTS ABOUT THIS GUIDE ................................ ........................................1 P URPOSE ................................ ................................ .............................. 1 O VERVIEW OF THIS U SER ’ S G UIDE ................................ ........................... 1 INTRODUCTION .................[...]

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    1 A BOUT T HIS G UIDE Congratulations on your purchase of the DES - 1008D . This device integrate s 100Mbps Fast Ethernet and 10Mbps Ethernet network capabilities in a highly flexible desktop package. Purpose The purpose of this manual is to show you how to install and configure your DES - 1008D . Overview of this User’s Guide ? Chapter 1, Introd[...]

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    h 2 I NTRODUCTION This chapter describes the features of the DES - 1008D and some background information about Eth ernet/Fas t 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 - s[...]

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    3 Ethernet packets at the MAC address level of the Ethernet protocol transmitting among connected Ethernet or Fast Ethernet LAN segments. Switching is a cost - effective way of increasing the total network capacity available to users on a local area network. A switch increases capacity and decreases network loading by dividing a local area network [...]

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    h 4 Features The DES - 1008D was designed for easy installation and high performance in an environment where traffic on the ne twork and the number of users increase continuously. The DES - 1008D with its small, compact size was specifically designed for small to middle wo rkgroups. The DES - 1008D can be installed where space is limited; moreover,[...]

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    5 ? ? Uplink/ MDI -II (media depe ndent interface) port for uplink to another switch, hub or repeater. ? ? Store and forward switching scheme capability. As the result of complete frame checking and error frame fi ltering, this scheme prevent s error packages from transmitting among segments. ? ? NWay Auto - negotiation for any port. This allows fo[...]

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    h 6 Unpacking and Setup This chapter provides unpacking and setup information for the DES - 1008D . Unpacking Open the box and carefully unpacks its contents. The box shoul d contain the following items: ? One DES - 1008D ? One external power adapter ? This User’s Guide. If any item is found missing or damaged, please contact your local reseller [...]

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    7 I DENTIFYING E XTERNAL C OMPONENTS This section identifies all the major external components of th e DES - 1008D . Both the front and rear panels are shown followed by a description of each panel feature. The indicator panel is described in detail in the next chapter. Front Panel The figure below shows the front panel of the DES - 1008D . ? LED I[...]

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    h 8 Full - Duplex/Collision (Full - Duplex/Collision) This LED indicator lights green when a respective port is i n full duplex (FDX) mode. Otherwise, it is blinking when collisions are occurring on the respective port. 100M Link/Activity, 10M Link/Activity (100M LINK/ACT (green) , 10LINK/ACT (amber) ) This indicator lights green when the port is c[...]

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    9 ? MDI - X Jacks: Use thes e 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 hub through th em. If you need to connect another device with an MDI - X jack, such as anothe[...]

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    h 10 C ONNECTING T HE DES - 1008D This chapter describes how to connect the DES - 1008D to your Fast Ethernet network. In each of the following figures, the DES - 1008D is shown. PC to DES - 1 008D A PC can be connected to DES - 1008D via a two - pair Category 3, 4, 5 UTP/STP straight cable. The PC (equipped with a RJ - 45 10/100Mbps phone jack) ca[...]

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    11 A. 10BASE - T Hub For a 10BASE - T hub, the DES - 1008D LED indicators should light up as the following: “Full - Duplex/Collision” indicator is OFF. “100LINK/ACT,10LINK/ACT LED” indicator is light amber. B. 100BASE - TX Hub For a 100BASE - TX hub, the DES - 1008D LED indicators should light up as the following: “Full - Duplex/Collision[...]

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    h 12 A. Using straight cable When using straight cable, this is done from the uplink (MDI - II) port of the DES - 1008D ( DES - 1008D A) to any of the 10Mbps or 100M bps (MDI - X) port of the other switch (switch B) or other devices. B. Using crossover cable When using crossover cable, this is done from any (MDI - X) port of the DES - 1008D ( DES -[...]

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    13 RJ - 45 P IN S PECIFICATION When connecting your DES - 1008D to another switch, a bridge or a hub, a modified cr ossover cable is necessary. Please review these products for matching cable pin as signment. The following diagram and tables show the standard RJ - 45 receptacle/connector and their pin assignments for the switch - to - network adapt[...]

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    14 The standard RJ - 45 r eceptacle/connector The following shows straight cable and crossover cable connection : Straight cable for DES - 10 08D (uplink MDI - II port) to switch/Hub or other devices connection Crossover cable for DES - 1008D (MDI - X port) to switch/hub or other network devices (MDI - X port) connection[...]

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    15 T ECHNICAL S PECIFICATIONS General Standards IEEE 802.3 10BASE - T Ethernet IEEE 802.3u 100BASE - 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 10B[...]

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    16 Physical and Environmental DC inputs DC5V/2.4A Power Consumption 1.2 watts. (max.) Temperature Operating: 0 ? ~ 50 ? C, Storage: - 10 ? ~ 70 ? C Hu midity Operating: 10% ~ 90%, Storage: 5% ~ 90% Dimensions 1 71 x 98 x 29 mm (W x H x D) EMI: FCC Class B, CE Mark B, VCCI - II Performance Transmissio n Method : Store - and - forward RAM Buffer : 25[...]