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    DGS-105/108 5/8-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switch Manual RECYCLABLE V1.0[...]

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    D-Link DGS-105/108 Gigabit Ethernet Switch ii _____________ _______ Information in th is document is subject to change without noti ce. © 2011 D-Link Corporation. All rights reserved. Reproduction in any manner whatsoever w ithout the written perm ission of D-Link Corporation is stri ctly forbidden. Trademarks used in this text: D-Link and the D-L[...]

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    D-Link DGS-105/108 Gigabit Ethernet Switch iii CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................... ...............................................1 E THERNET T ECHNOLOGY ..............................................................................................[...]

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    D-Link DGS-105/108 Gigabit Ethernet Switch iv Preface The DGS-105/ 108 Manual is divided into sectio ns that describe the system installation and operating instru ctions with examples. Section 1, Introduction - A desc ription of the physical features of the Switch, includi ng LED indicat ors, ports and panel descripti ons. Section 2, Installation ?[...]

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    D-Link DGS-105/108 Gigabit Ethernet Switch v Safety Instructions Use the following safety guidelines to ensure your own pers onal safety and to help protect your system from potential damage. Throughout this safety sectio n, the caution icon ( ) is used to indicate cautions and precautions that you need to review and follow. Safety Cautions To redu[...]

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    D-Link DGS-105/108 Gigabit Ethernet Switch vi • When connect ing or disconne cting power t o hot-plugga ble power sup plies, if offere d with your syst em, observe the following guidelin es: – Install the power supply b efore connec ting the power cable to the power supp ly. – Unplug t he power cable before removin g the power s upply. – If[...]

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    D-Link DGS-105/108 Gigabit Ethernet Switch vii Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge Static electricity can harm de licate components inside your system. To pre ven t static damage, discharge static electricity from your body before you touch a ny of the el ectronic co m ponents, such as the mi crop rocessor. You can do so by periodically touc[...]

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    D-Link DGS-105/108 Gigabit Ethernet Switch 1 SECTION 1 Introduction Ethernet Technology D-Link’s Green Technology Switch Description Features Ports Front-Panel Components Ethernet Technology Fast Ethernet Technology The growing importance of LANs and th e increasing complexity of desktop computin g applications are fueling the need for high perf [...]

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    D-Link DGS-105/108 Gigabit Ethernet Switch 2 If there is no link on a port, such as when there is no c omputer connected to the port or the connected com puter is powered off, D-Link’s Green Technology wi ll enter a "sleep m ode", drastically reduci ng power used for that port. • Power saving by cable len gth: 0~20m, 21~ 50m. D-Link?[...]

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    D-Link DGS-105/108 Gigabit Ethernet Switch 3 Switching Technology Another key developm ent pushing the li mits of Ether net technology i s in the field of switchin g technology. A switch bridges Et hernet packets at t he MAC addres s level of the Ethernet prot ocol transmit ting among conn ected Ethernet or fast Ethernet LAN segments. Switching is [...]

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    D-Link DGS-105/108 Gigabit Ethernet Switch 4 Front-Panel Components The top case of t he Switch consis ts of LED indicato rs, 5/8 (10/ 100/1000 Mbps ) Ethernet port s. Figure 1-1. Front P anel View of the S w itch Comprehensive LED indicators display the status of th e Switch and the network.[...]

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    D-Link DGS-105/108 Gigabit Ethernet Switch 5 LED Indicators The LED indi cators of the Switc h include Power, Link/Act and Speed. The following show s the LED indicators for the Switch along with an e xpl anation of each indicator. Figure 1-2. LED Indi cators Comprehensive LED indicators display the co nditions of the Switch and status o f the netw[...]

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    D-Link DGS-105/108 Gigabit Ethernet Switch 6 Rear Panel Description DC Powe r Jack: Power is supplied thr ough an external AC power ad apter. Check the technical specification section for information about the AC power input voltage. Figure 1-3. Rear panel v iew of the Switch 10/100/1 000BASE-T Por ts: Five and eight (5/8) Giga bit Ethernet, Aut o-[...]

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    D-Link DGS-105/108 Gigabit Ethernet Switch 7 SECTION 2 Inst allation Package Contents Before You Connect to the Networ k Installing the Switch Power On Package Contents Open the ship ping carton of the Switch and c arefully unpack its contents. The carton should contain the follo wing items: • One DGS-105/ 108 5/8-Port 10/100/ 1000BASE-T Gigabit [...]

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    D-Link DGS-105/108 Gigabit Ethernet Switch 8 Power On Plug one end of the AC to DC power adap ter into the power connector of t he Switch an d the other end into the l ocal power source outlet. After the Switch is powered on, the LED indicato rs will momentarily blink. This b linking of the LED indicators represents a reset of the system. Power Fai[...]

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    D-Link DGS-105/108 Gigabit Ethernet Switch 9 Section 3 Connecting The Switch Switch To End Node Switch To Hub or Switch Connecting To a Server Switch To End Node End nodes include PCs outfitted with a 10, 100, or 1000 Mbps RJ-45 Ethe rnet/Fas t Ethernet Network Interface Card (NIC) and most routers. An end node c an be connected to t he Switch via [...]

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    D-Link DGS-105/108 Gigabit Ethernet Switch 10 Figure 3-2. Switch c onnected to a port on a h ub or switch using e ither a straight or cros sover cable–any standard Ethernet cable is fine Connecting To Network Backbone or Server Any of the five/eight Gi gabit Ethernet po rts are ideal for u plinking to a network backbone or network se rver. Figure[...]

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    D-Link DGS-105/108 Gigabit Ethernet Switch 11 Appendix A T echnical S pecifications General Standards: IEEE 802.3ab 1000BASE-T IEEE 802.3u 100BASE-TX IEEE 802.3 10BASE-T IEEE 802.3x Flow Control IEEE 802.3az Energy-Efficient Ethernet (EEE) Protocol: CSMA/CD Data Transfer Rate: 10Mbps (Half-duplex) Ethernet: 20Mbps (Full-duplex) 100Mbps (Half-duplex[...]

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    D-Link DGS-105/108 Gigabit Ethernet Switch 12 Performance Transmission Method: Store-and-forward RAM Buffer: 128KBytes per device Filtering Address Table: 2K(DGS-105) / 8K(DGS-10 8) MAC address per device Packet Filtering/ Forwarding Rate: Full wire speed MAC Address Learning: Self-learning, auto-aging[...]

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    D-Link DGS-105/108 Gigabit Ethernet Switch 13 Glossary 1000BASE-SX – A short lase r wavelength on multim ode fiber optic ca ble for a m aximum lengt h of 550 m eters. 1000BASE-LX – A long wavelength f or a "long haul" fiber opti c cable for a maximum length of 10 kilometers. 100BASE -FX – 100Mb ps Ethernet im plementati on over fibe[...]

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    D-Link DGS-105/108 Gigabit Ethernet Switch 14 latency – The delay between t he time a device receives a packet and the time the packet is forwarded out of the destination port. line speed – See baud rate . main port – The port in a resilient link that carries data traffic in normal operating conditions. MDI – Medium Dependent Interface. A n[...]