Linksys EZXS55W v2 manual

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    Instant EtherFast ® Series EtherFas t ® 10/100 5-Por t Workgroup Switch Use This User Guide T o Install This Linksys Product: • EtherFast ® 10/100 5-P ort Workgr oup Switch (EZXS55W v2) User Guide[...]

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    COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS Copyright © 2000 Linksys, All Rights Reserved. EtherFast is a register ed trademark of Linksys. Microsoft, Windows, and the Windows logo ar e registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks and brand names ar e the property of their respective pr oprietors. LIMITED W ARRANTY Linksys guarantees that e[...]

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    Introduction Y our EtherFast 10/100 5-Port Workgroup Switch Congratulations on purchasing your new Linksys EtherF ast 10/100 5-P or t W orkgroup Switch for your netw ork's 10/100 migration needs. The EtherF ast 10/100 Switch is the easiest, most versatile w a y to boost your netw ork's per- formance while migrating to the speed and pow er[...]

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    3 10/100 5-Port Workgroup Switch Instant EtherFast ® Series 2 Hardware Installation Planning Y our Network Layout Building a F ast Ethernet netw ork in volves more topolo gy rules in addition to the 10BaseT netw ork rules. These r ules specify distance limitations and cabling specif ications. Data loss, collisions, and other network prob lems caus[...]

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    Powering On the Switch Plug in the Switch's A C po w er adapter . Each time your Switch po w ers up, it will run a Diagnostic/Self-T est. After the test, the P o wer LED will light up. As connections to the Switch’ s LEDs are pow ered on, each port's cor respon- ding Link/Act LED will light up. The remaining LEDs will also light up acco[...]

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    About Fast Ethernet History of Fast Ether net Standard Ethernet has been the most popular netw orking technolo gy during this past decade, with a maximum data throughput of 10Mbps . But the Ethernet standard has f allen out of fav or as toda y’ s massiv e g raphics, multi- media, and other data-intensiv e applications ha ve magnif ied the problem[...]

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    A netw ork without a switch is called a shar ed netw ork because e very node on the netw ork competes for a fraction of the total bandwidth. In a shared netw ork, data packets are randoml y broadcasted to all stations until they disco ver their intended destination. Consequentl y , considerable time and bandwidth is w asted on data packets swimming[...]

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    11 10/100 5-Port Workgroup Switch 10 Instant EtherFast ® Series Appendix There are dif ferent g rades, or categories, of twisted-pair cabling. Cate gor y 5 is the most reliable and is highl y recommended. Category 3 is a good second choice. Straight-through cables are used for connecting computers to a hub . Crosso ver cab les are used for connect[...]

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    13 10/100 5-Port Workgroup Switch Specifications Model Numbers EZXS55W v2 Standards IEEE 802.3 (10BaseT), IEEE 802.3u (100BaseTX) Flo w Control IEEE 802.3x Full Duplex Control Protocol CSMA/CD P orts Fi ve 10BaseT/100BaseTX RJ-45 P orts, plus One Shared RJ-45 Uplink P ort Speed P er P or t (Mbps) 10 or 100 (Half Duplex) 20 or 200 (Full Duplex) MA C[...]