Linksys EZXS16W manual

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    USER GUIDE EtherFast 10/100 5/8/16-Port W orkgr oup Switch Models: EZXS55W v4.2, EZXS88W v3.4, EZXS16W v2.3[...]

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    About This Guide i EtherF ast 10/100 5/8/16-Port Work group Switch About T his Guide Icon Descriptions While reading through the User Guide you may see various icons that call attention to specific items. Below is a description of these icons: NO TE: This check mark indicat es that there is a not e of interest and is something that y ou should pay [...]

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    T able of Contents ii EtherF ast 10/100 5/8/16-Port Work group Switch Chapter 1: Product O verview 1 F ront Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Back P anel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Chapter 2: Connecting[...]

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    Chapter 1 Produc t Over view 1 EtherF ast 10/100 5/8/16-Port Work group Switch Chapter 1: Pr oduc t O v er view Thank y ou for choosing the EtherF ast® 10/100 5/8/16-P or t W orkgroup Switch. The EtherF ast® 10/100 W orkgroup Switch is an easy , affor dable way to build a fast, reliable desktop Ethernet network. Connect up to 5, 8, or 16 devices?[...]

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    Chapter 2 Connec ting the Switch 2 EtherF ast 10/100 5/8/16-Port Work group Switch Chapter 2: C onnec ting the Swit ch This chapter explains how to connect devices to the Switch. Y ou will c onnec t computers to the Switch before connecting a r outer or additional switch to the Uplink port. ( The 10/100 5-P or t Switch is shown in the connec tion p[...]

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    Appendix A T roubleshooting 3 EtherF ast 10/100 5/8/16-Port Work group Switch Appendix A: T roubleshooting I can ’t connect to the Internet. V erify the proper LEDs are lit on the Switch. 1. Make sure the P ower LED has a steady gr een light • and is not flashing. V erify the Ethernet LED has a fairly steady green • light. It will flash occas[...]

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    Appendix B Specific ations 4 EtherF ast 10/100 5/8/16-Port Work group Switch Appendix B: Specifications EZXS55W Model EZXS55W (10/100 5-Port Workgroup Switch) Version 4.2 Standards IEEE 802.3, IEEE802.3u Ports Five 10/100 RJ-45 Ports, One Shared RJ-45 Uplink Port LEDs Power, Link/Act*, Full/Col*, 100* (*per port) Cabling Type UTP Category 5 or bett[...]

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    Appendix C Warranty Inf ormation 5 EtherF ast 10/100 5/8/16-Port Work group Switch Appendix C: W arran ty Information Limited Warranty Linksys warrants this Linksys hardw are pr oduc t against defects in materials and work manship under normal use for the W arranty P eriod, which begins on the date of purchase by the original end-user purchaser and[...]

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    Appendix C Warranty Inf ormation 6 EtherF ast 10/100 5/8/16-Port Work group Switch DA TED PROOF OF ORIGINAL PURCHASE IS REQUIRED T O PROCESS W ARRANT Y CLAIMS. If you are requested to return your produc t, you will be given a Return Materials Authorization (RMA) number . Y ou are responsible for properly packaging and shipping your product to Links[...]

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    Appendix D Regula tor y Information 7 EtherF ast 10/100 5/8/16-Port Work group Switch Appendix D: Regulat or y Information FCC Sta tement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause har mful inter ference , and (2) this device must accept any inter ference r[...]

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    Appendix D Regula tor y Information 8 EtherF ast 10/100 5/8/16-Port Work group Switch User Inf ormation for Consumer Pr oduc ts Cov ered by EU Directive 2002/96/EC on W aste Elec tric and Electronic Equipment ( WEEE) This document contains impor tant inf ormation for users with regards to the proper disposal and recycling of Linksys products. Consu[...]

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    Appendix D Regula tor y Information 9 EtherF ast 10/100 5/8/16-Port Work group Switch Eesti (E stonian) - Keskkonnaalane informatsioon Euroopa Liidus asuv atele klientidele Euroopa Liidu direktiivi 2002/96/EÜ nõuete kohaselt on seadmeid, millel on tootel või pakendil k äesolev sümbol , keelatud kõrvaldada koos sorteerimata olmejäätmetega. S[...]

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    Appendix D Regula tor y Information 10 EtherF ast 10/100 5/8/16-Port Work group Switch Lietuvškai (Lithuanian) - A plinkosaugos inf ormacija, skir ta Europos Sąjungos vartotojams Europos dir ekty va 2002/96/EC numat o, kad įrangos, kuri ir kurios pakuotė yra paž ymėta šiuo simboliu (įveskite simbolį), negalima šalinti k ar tu su nerūšiu[...]

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    Appendix D Regula tor y Information 11 EtherF ast 10/100 5/8/16-Port Work group Switch Português (P ortuguese) - Inf ormação ambiental para clientes da União Eur opeia A Directiva Europeia 2002/96/CE exige que o equipamento que exibe est e símbolo no produto e/ou na sua embalagem não seja eliminado junto com os resíduos municipais não separ[...]

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    12 Appendix E Sof tware End U ser License Agreement EtherF ast 10/100 5/8/16-Port Work group Switch Appendix E: Sof tware End U ser License A greement Cisco Produc ts This product from Cisco Systems, Inc. or its subsidiar y licensing the S oftware instead of Cisco Systems, Inc. (“Cisco ”) contains soft ware (including firmware) originating from[...]

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    13 Appendix E Sof tware End U ser License Agreement EtherF ast 10/100 5/8/16-Port Work group Switch of the Sof tware or its related Documentation, or electronically transfer the S oftware or Documentation from one computer to another or over a network; (ii) alter , merge, modify , adapt, decrypt or translate the Soft ware or related Documentation, [...]

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    14 Appendix E Sof tware End U ser License Agreement EtherF ast 10/100 5/8/16-Port Work group Switch In addition, Cisco may collect and store detailed information regar ding your network configuration and usage for the purpose of providing you technical networking suppor t. The information is associated with you only when you provide a unique ID num[...]

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    15 Appendix E Sof tware End U ser License Agreement EtherF ast 10/100 5/8/16-Port Work group Switch either the Soft ware or Documentation or both constitutes agreement by the Government that the Software and Documentation are “ commercial computer soft ware ” and “ commercial computer software documentation, ” and constitutes acceptance of [...]

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    16 Appendix E Sof tware End U ser License Agreement EtherF ast 10/100 5/8/16-Port Work group Switch freedom to shar e and change free software--to make sure the software is free for all its users. This General P ublic License applies to most of the Free Software F oundation ’ s software and to any other program whose authors commit to using it. ([...]

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    17 Appendix E Sof tware End U ser License Agreement EtherF ast 10/100 5/8/16-Port Work group Switch If the modified program normally reads commands c. interactively when run, y ou must cause it, when started running for such interactive use in the most ordinary way , to print or display an announcement including an appropriate copyright notice and [...]

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    18 Appendix E Sof tware End U ser License Agreement EtherF ast 10/100 5/8/16-Port Work group Switch If, as a consequence of a cour t judgment or allegation 7. of patent infringement or for any other reason (not limited to paten t issues), conditions ar e imposed on you (whether by court order , agreemen t or other wise) that contradict the conditio[...]

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    19 Appendix E Sof tware End U ser License Agreement EtherF ast 10/100 5/8/16-Port Work group Switch GNU LESSER GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE V ersion 2.1, February 1999 Copyright ( C ) 1991, 1999 F ree Soft ware F oundation, Inc. 51 Fr ank lin Street, F ifth Floor , Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA Everyone is per mitted t o copy and distribute verbatim copies [...]

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    20 Appendix E Sof tware End U ser License Agreement EtherF ast 10/100 5/8/16-Port Work group Switch freedom and the wherewithal t o run that prog ram using a modified version of the Library . The precise terms and conditions for copying, distribution and modification follow . Pa y close attention to the differenc e between a “ work based on the l[...]

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    21 Appendix E Sof tware End U ser License Agreement EtherF ast 10/100 5/8/16-Port Work group Switch Thus, it is not the intent of this sec tion to claim rights or contest your r ights to work written entir ely by you; rather , the intent is to exercise the right to control the distr ibution of derivative or collec tive works based on the Library . [...]

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    22 Appendix E Sof tware End U ser License Agreement EtherF ast 10/100 5/8/16-Port Work group Switch Use a suitable shared librar y mechanism for linking b) with the Librar y . A suitable mechanism is one that (1) uses at run time a cop y of the libr ar y alr eady present on the user ’ s comput er system, rather than copying librar y functions int[...]

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    23 Appendix E Sof tware End U ser License Agreement EtherF ast 10/100 5/8/16-Port Work group Switch software distributed through that system in reliance on consistent application of that system; it is up t o the author/donor to decide if he or she is willing to distribute software through an y other system and a licensee cannot impose that choice .[...]

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    24 Appendix E Sof tware End U ser License Agreement EtherF ast 10/100 5/8/16-Port Work group Switch The OpenSSL toolkit stays under a dual license, i.e. both the c onditions of the OpenSSL License and the original SSLeay license apply to the toolkit. See below for the actual license tex ts. Actually both licenses are BSD -style Open Source licenses[...]

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    25 Appendix E Sof tware End U ser License Agreement EtherF ast 10/100 5/8/16-Port Work group Switch BUT NOT LIMITED T O , THE IMPLIED W ARR ANTIES OF MERCHANT ABILIT Y AND FITNESS FOR A P AR TICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO E VENT SHALL THE A UTHOR OR CONTRIBUT ORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIREC T , INDIRECT , INCIDENT AL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY , OR CON[...]