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Linksys EZXS55W manual

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    Instant EtherFast ® Series EtherFast ® 10/100 Autosensing W orkgroup Switch Use This User Guide T o Install These Linksys Pr oducts • EtherFast ® 10/100 5-P ort W orkgroup Switch (EZXS55W) • EtherFast ® 10/100 8-P ort W orkgroup Switch (EZXS88W) User Guide[...]

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    COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS Copyright © 2000 Linksys, All rights reserved. Micr osoft, Windows, and the Windows logo are r egistered trademarks of Micr osoft Corporation. All other trademarks and brand names are the pr operty of their respective proprietors. LIMITED W ARRANTY Linksys guarantees that every EtherFast 10/100 Autosensing 5-Por t and 8-[...]

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    Introduction Y our EtherFast 10/100 Autosensing Workgroup Switch Congratulations on purchasing your new Linksys EtherF ast 10/100 Autosensing W orkg roup Switch for your netw ork's 10/100 mig ration needs. A v ailable in 5 and 8 P or t models, the EtherF ast 10/100 Switch is the easiest, most versatile w a y to boost y our netw ork's perf[...]

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    3 EtherFast 10/100 Autosensing Switches Instant EtherFast ® Series 2 Hardware Installation Planning Y our Network Layout Building a F ast Ether net netw ork in v olves more topolo gy rules in addition to the 10BaseT netw ork rules. These rules specify distance limitations and cabling specif ications. Data loss, collisions, and other netw ork probl[...]

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    Powering On the Switch Plug in the Switch's AC 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 w er LED will light up. As connections to the Switch’ s LEDs are pow ered on, each por t's cor respon- ding Link/Act LED will light up. The remaining LEDs will also light up acc[...]

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    About Fast Ethernet History of Fast Ether net Standard Ethernet has been the most popular netw orking technology 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 graphics, multi- media, and other data-intensi ve applications ha v e magnif ied the problem [...]

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    A netw ork without a s witch 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 the y disco v er their intended destination. Consequently , considerable time and bandwidth is w asted on data packets swimmi[...]

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    Straight-Thr ough T wisted P air Wiring Cr ossed-Ov er T wisted P air W iring 11 EtherFast 10/100 Autosensing Switches T ypes of Ether net Cabling T wisted-pair cab ling comes in v arious grades, or categories. Category 5 is required for F ast Ether net, and is also the most reliable and most commonl y used type of cabling. Y ou can buy Category 5 [...]

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    13 Customer Support F or help with the installation or operation of your EtherF ast 10/100 Autosensing Switch, contact Linksys Customer Support at one of the phone numbers or Internet addresses below . T echnical Support 800-326-7114 949-261-1288 Fa x 949-261-8868 Email support@linksys.com W ebsite http://www .linksys.com FTP Site ftp://ftp.linksys[...]