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    Use this guide to install the following products: SD2005 5-Port 10/100/1000 Gigabit Switch SD2008 8-Port 10/100/1000 Gigabit Switch 10/100/1000 Gigabit Switches User Guide[...]

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    COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS Specifications are subject to change without notice. Linksys is a r egistered trademark or trademark of Cisco Systems, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the U.S. and certain other countries. Copyright © 2003 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Other brands and pr oduct names are trademarks or r egistered trademarks of t[...]

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    Chapter 1: Introduction The 5- or 8-P or t 10/100/1000 Gigabit Switch pro vides non-blocking, wire speed switching for y our 10, 100, and 1000 megabit netw ork clients. Drop this Switch in place of your current w orkgroup hub or switch, and you can upgrade your high-requirement w orkstations to full Gigabit speeds as neces- sary , while continuing [...]

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    The po wer port is located on the side panel of the Switch (see Figure 2-3). (po wer) The po w er por t is where you will connect the included po wer adapter . The security slot is located on the other side panel (see Figure 2-4). (security slot) The security slot is where y ou can attach a lock so the Switch will be protected from theft. 3 2 Chapt[...]

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    5 T o connect netw ork devices to the Switch, follo w these instr uctions. 1. Make sure all the de vices you will connect to the Switch are po wered of f. 2. Connect a Category 5 Ethernet netw ork cable to one of the numbered ports on the Switch. 3. Connect the other end to a PC or other netw ork device. 4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 to connect additiona[...]

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    7 Appendix A: Glossar y 10BaseT - An Ethernet standard that uses twisted wire pairs. 100BaseTX - IEEE ph ysical la yer specif ication for 100 Mbps o ver tw o pairs of Category 5 UTP or STP wire. 1000Base-T - Pro vides half-duplex and full-duplex 1000Mbps Ethernet service o ver Category 5 links as def ined b y ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-A. T opology rules for[...]

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    9 Appendix B: Specifications Model Number SD2005 5-Port 10/100/1000 Gigabit Switch SD2008 8-Port 10/100/1000 Gigabit Switch Standards IEEE 802.3, 802.3u, 802.3x, 802.3ab P orts SD2005 5 RJ-45, 10/100/1000Mbps ports SD2008 8 RJ-45, 10/100/1000Mbps ports Cabling T ype Category 5e LEDs SD2005 System, 1 through 5 SD2008 System, 1 through 8 Dimensions 5[...]

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    11 10 Appendix D: Contact Information F or help with the installation or operation of this 10/100/1000 Gigabit Switch, contact Linksys T echnical Suppor t at one of the phone numbers or Inter net addresses belo w . Sales Information 800-546-5797 (LINKSYS) T echnical Suppor t 800-326-7114 RMA (Return Mer chandise A uthorization) Issues www .linksys.[...]

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    © Copyright 2003 Cisco Systems, Inc . All Rights Reserved. http://www .linksys.com[...]