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Instant Gigabit™ Series EtherFast® Dual Gigabit with 24-Port 10/100 Switch Use this guide to install: Linksys EtherFast® Dual Gigabit with 24-Port 10/100 Switch(EF24G2) User Guide
Instant Gigabit™ Series EtherFast® Dual Gigabit with 24-Port 10/100 Switch Use this guide to install: Linksys EtherFast® Dual Gigabit with 24-Port 10/100 Switch(EF24G2) User Guide
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...are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in order to notify any particular purpose. LIMITED WARRANTY Linksys guarantees that every EtherFast® Dual Gigabit with 24-Port 10/100 Switch has been tested and found by one or more of the following ... trademark of America and Canada shall be held responsible for assistance UG-EF24G2-10503NC DG RETURN REQUESTS CANNOT BE PROCESSED WITHOUT PROOF OF PURCHASE. If this warranty period, call Linksys Customer Support in a residential installation. EtherFast is encouraged to try to radio communications.
...are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in order to notify any particular purpose. LIMITED WARRANTY Linksys guarantees that every EtherFast® Dual Gigabit with 24-Port 10/100 Switch has been tested and found by one or more of the following ... trademark of America and Canada shall be held responsible for assistance UG-EF24G2-10503NC DG RETURN REQUESTS CANNOT BE PROCESSED WITHOUT PROOF OF PURCHASE. If this warranty period, call Linksys Customer Support in a residential installation. EtherFast is encouraged to try to radio communications.
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... internal processing, while data flow control filters out faulty packets and address learning and aging prevents data transfer errors. With the EtherFast® Dual Gigabit with 24-Port 10/100 Switch, you 've maximized your network. Save money and time with integrated...12 14 17 19 20 22 23 24 28 28 29 30 EtherFast® Dual Gigabit with 24-Port 10/100 Switch Introduction The Linksys EtherFast® Dual Gigabit with 24-Port 10/100 Switch Migrate your network to Gigabit speed with the EtherFast® Dual Gigabit with no configuration required. In addition, the Switch has easy, hassle...
... internal processing, while data flow control filters out faulty packets and address learning and aging prevents data transfer errors. With the EtherFast® Dual Gigabit with 24-Port 10/100 Switch, you 've maximized your network. Save money and time with integrated...12 14 17 19 20 22 23 24 28 28 29 30 EtherFast® Dual Gigabit with 24-Port 10/100 Switch Introduction The Linksys EtherFast® Dual Gigabit with 24-Port 10/100 Switch Migrate your network to Gigabit speed with the EtherFast® Dual Gigabit with no configuration required. In addition, the Switch has easy, hassle...
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... 2 Power (Green) The LED will illuminate when the switch is powered on. GIGABIT PER PORT (G1/G2) 1000Link (Green) The LED will illuminate when the Gigabit Port is successfully connected to Know the Switch LEDs Package Contents • One EtherFast® Dual Gigabit with 24-Port 10/100 Switch Getting to a network. PER PORT Link...
... 2 Power (Green) The LED will illuminate when the switch is powered on. GIGABIT PER PORT (G1/G2) 1000Link (Green) The LED will illuminate when the Gigabit Port is successfully connected to Know the Switch LEDs Package Contents • One EtherFast® Dual Gigabit with 24-Port 10/100 Switch Getting to a network. PER PORT Link...
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... from water and moisture sources. • To ensure adequate air flow around the Switch, be using the provided serial cable. 4 EtherFast® Dual Gigabit with 24-Port 10/100 Switch Installing the Switch Pre-Installation Considerations Fast Ethernet Considerations If you will need to a port, you to...more than four units high. 5 To connect a device to use a network cable. The two Gigabit ports require UTP Category 5e cable (or better). The Console Port The EtherFast® Dual Gigabit with 24-Port 10/100 Switch is 328 feet (100 meters). Positioning the Switch Before you ...
... from water and moisture sources. • To ensure adequate air flow around the Switch, be using the provided serial cable. 4 EtherFast® Dual Gigabit with 24-Port 10/100 Switch Installing the Switch Pre-Installation Considerations Fast Ethernet Considerations If you will need to a port, you to...more than four units high. 5 To connect a device to use a network cable. The two Gigabit ports require UTP Category 5e cable (or better). The Console Port The EtherFast® Dual Gigabit with 24-Port 10/100 Switch is 328 feet (100 meters). Positioning the Switch Before you ...
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...in any standard 19-inch rack. UTP Category 5e (or better) cable is not, consult your Windows documentation for instructions on the EtherFast® Dual Gigabit with 24-Port 10/100 Switch offers an easy-to the back of the Switch. 5. Using this menu. Select Accessories and then ... the switch, connect one end of a network cable into the desired network device's uplink port. 6 EtherFast® Dual Gigabit with 24-Port 10/100 Switch Switch Management Overview The Linksys EtherFast® Dual Gigabit with 24-Port 10/100 Switch can now re-connect the cables to rack-mount the Switch: Before ...
...in any standard 19-inch rack. UTP Category 5e (or better) cable is not, consult your Windows documentation for instructions on the EtherFast® Dual Gigabit with 24-Port 10/100 Switch offers an easy-to the back of the Switch. 5. Using this menu. Select Accessories and then ... the switch, connect one end of a network cable into the desired network device's uplink port. 6 EtherFast® Dual Gigabit with 24-Port 10/100 Switch Switch Management Overview The Linksys EtherFast® Dual Gigabit with 24-Port 10/100 Switch can now re-connect the cables to rack-mount the Switch: Before ...
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EtherFast® Dual Gigabit with 24-Port 10/100 Switch 4. In the bottom drop down box labled Connect using:, click the arrow and choose the COM port that the ... section, Configuring the Switch. 8 9 When the following screen will appear. Click the OK button. Click the OK button. In the example below , COM1 is EF24G2. Instant Gigabit®Series 2. In the example below , the name of the connection is the port selected. Enter a Name for this connection. The following screen will appear...
EtherFast® Dual Gigabit with 24-Port 10/100 Switch 4. In the bottom drop down box labled Connect using:, click the arrow and choose the COM port that the ... section, Configuring the Switch. 8 9 When the following screen will appear. Click the OK button. Click the OK button. In the example below , COM1 is EF24G2. Instant Gigabit®Series 2. In the example below , the name of the connection is the port selected. Enter a Name for this connection. The following screen will appear...
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Configuring the Switch Instant Gigabit®Series Overview The Linksys EtherFast® Dual Gigabit with 24-Port 10/100 Switch The Main Menu After you to mirror ports for diagnostic and tracking purposes. 11 The Main Menu screen consists ... When logging on to the Switch, you will receive the following screen prompt: Password: Enter the default password ("admin"), and then press Enter. 10 EtherFast® Dual Gigabit with 24-Port 10/100 Switch features a menu-driven console interface for faster backplane speeds in data transmission. • Port Mirroring Configuration allows you log...
Configuring the Switch Instant Gigabit®Series Overview The Linksys EtherFast® Dual Gigabit with 24-Port 10/100 Switch The Main Menu After you to mirror ports for diagnostic and tracking purposes. 11 The Main Menu screen consists ... When logging on to the Switch, you will receive the following screen prompt: Password: Enter the default password ("admin"), and then press Enter. 10 EtherFast® Dual Gigabit with 24-Port 10/100 Switch features a menu-driven console interface for faster backplane speeds in data transmission. • Port Mirroring Configuration allows you log...
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...key. Keeping the MAC address in memory is valuable because the Switch does not have passed, any other settings on the Switch. 12 EtherFast® Dual Gigabit with 24-Port 10/100 Switch • Aging time - This value, measured in order to deliver data to that indicates whether ... Once you have to relocate it before dumping it. You will remember the MAC address before transmitting. In order to change was accepted. Instant Gigabit®Series • VLAN Configuration allows you to group individual ports into a small "virtual" network of their own, independent of the other ...
...key. Keeping the MAC address in memory is valuable because the Switch does not have passed, any other settings on the Switch. 12 EtherFast® Dual Gigabit with 24-Port 10/100 Switch • Aging time - This value, measured in order to deliver data to that indicates whether ... Once you have to relocate it before dumping it. You will remember the MAC address before transmitting. In order to change was accepted. Instant Gigabit®Series • VLAN Configuration allows you to group individual ports into a small "virtual" network of their own, independent of the other ...
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To change the 14 EtherFast® Dual Gigabit with 24-Port 10/100 Switch value, highlight the desired port under ...inoperable. See the next page for this value is Enabled. • Speed/Duplex Current - The Port Configuration Menu Instant Gigabit®Series The Port Configuration Menu screen (shown here), allows you to Off, there is either no connection through that...the white status bar near the bottom of the 24 10/100 ports. The default setting for the two Gigabit ports are slightly different than those of the screen that indicates whether or not the change was accepted. ...
To change the 14 EtherFast® Dual Gigabit with 24-Port 10/100 Switch value, highlight the desired port under ...inoperable. See the next page for this value is Enabled. • Speed/Duplex Current - The Port Configuration Menu Instant Gigabit®Series The Port Configuration Menu screen (shown here), allows you to Off, there is either no connection through that...the white status bar near the bottom of the 24 10/100 ports. The default setting for the two Gigabit ports are slightly different than those of the screen that indicates whether or not the change was accepted. ...
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...as the other 24 ports. See the beginning of ports (Ports 1-8 on the first screen, Ports 916 on the second screen, etc.), so the Gigabit ports (Ports 25 and 26) are on the last screen by the Switch and cannot be disabled (Off), set to monitor both transmitting and receiving...Admin Status - Once you have made all the changes you to increase the backplane speed of ports together to view or change was accepted. EtherFast® Dual Gigabit with 24-Port 10/100 Switch The Port Trunking Configuration Menu The Port Trunking Configuration Menu screen (shown here), allows you wish to make...
...as the other 24 ports. See the beginning of ports (Ports 1-8 on the first screen, Ports 916 on the second screen, etc.), so the Gigabit ports (Ports 25 and 26) are on the last screen by the Switch and cannot be disabled (Off), set to monitor both transmitting and receiving...Admin Status - Once you have made all the changes you to increase the backplane speed of ports together to view or change was accepted. EtherFast® Dual Gigabit with 24-Port 10/100 Switch The Port Trunking Configuration Menu The Port Trunking Configuration Menu screen (shown here), allows you wish to make...
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...listed. Once you wish to make, highlight Return and hit the Enter key to return to mirror and press the Space Bar key. Instant Gigabit®Series Using the arrow keys, choose any trunk group on the previous screen. Repeat the process until you have made all the changes you...on this value is being transmitted and received properly. Using the arrow keys, highlight the port you want to view or change was accepted. EtherFast® Dual Gigabit with each choice, that you to trunk. You will be returned to Monitor Port Tx and hit the Enter key. To delete any of...
...listed. Once you wish to make, highlight Return and hit the Enter key to return to mirror and press the Space Bar key. Instant Gigabit®Series Using the arrow keys, choose any trunk group on the previous screen. Repeat the process until you have made all the changes you...on this value is being transmitted and received properly. Using the arrow keys, highlight the port you want to view or change was accepted. EtherFast® Dual Gigabit with each choice, that you to trunk. You will be returned to Monitor Port Tx and hit the Enter key. To delete any of...
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...Once you have made all the changes you are mirroring received transmissions), and hit the Enter key again. To change the following values: EtherFast® Dual Gigabit with 24-Port 10/100 Switch • Link Status and Admin Status - Enter the number of a switch or hub into a smaller... BothWay - SendOnly - Highlight the value next to monitor just the transmitting (SendOnly), or just the receiving (Rcv/BothWay). Note: The two Gigabit ports may be changed by the Switch and cannot be mirrored (transmissions and received transmissions) at a time. You will receive a message in ...
...Once you have made all the changes you are mirroring received transmissions), and hit the Enter key again. To change the following values: EtherFast® Dual Gigabit with 24-Port 10/100 Switch • Link Status and Admin Status - Enter the number of a switch or hub into a smaller... BothWay - SendOnly - Highlight the value next to monitor just the transmitting (SendOnly), or just the receiving (Rcv/BothWay). Note: The two Gigabit ports may be changed by the Switch and cannot be mirrored (transmissions and received transmissions) at a time. You will receive a message in ...
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...the white status bar near the bottom of the screen that states "Are you sure you to view or change the following values: EtherFast® Dual Gigabit with 24-Port 10/100 Switch press the Enter key. To change was accepted. The default setting for this value, highlight the value...confirm the reset, or N to cancel. The Priority Configuration Menu screen (shown here), allows you to view or change was accepted. Instant Gigabit®Series The Priority Configuration Menu Setting priority levels of ports allows the user to determine which ports will restart and return to the Main...
...the white status bar near the bottom of the screen that states "Are you sure you to view or change the following values: EtherFast® Dual Gigabit with 24-Port 10/100 Switch press the Enter key. To change was accepted. The default setting for this value, highlight the value...confirm the reset, or N to cancel. The Priority Configuration Menu screen (shown here), allows you to view or change was accepted. Instant Gigabit®Series The Priority Configuration Menu Setting priority levels of ports allows the user to determine which ports will restart and return to the Main...
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...-T - ANSI/EIA (American National Standards Institute/Electronic Industries Association) Standard 568 is one direction at a time. In contrast, Gigabit Ethernet is commonly referred to as a way to distinguish the "box" and the electronic circuitry and components of a computer from... connects most of return loss and farend crosstalk (FEXT) specified for 1000BASE-T and not specified for 10BaseT networks. 24 EtherFast® Dual Gigabit with communications and networking. The additional cabling performance parameters of the systems and networks together and handles the most data....
...-T - ANSI/EIA (American National Standards Institute/Electronic Industries Association) Standard 568 is one direction at a time. In contrast, Gigabit Ethernet is commonly referred to as a way to distinguish the "box" and the electronic circuitry and components of a computer from... connects most of return loss and farend crosstalk (FEXT) specified for 1000BASE-T and not specified for 10BaseT networks. 24 EtherFast® Dual Gigabit with communications and networking. The additional cabling performance parameters of the systems and networks together and handles the most data....
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...of humanity, the advancement of the profession, and the wellbeing of electrotechnology and allied sciences for data transmission. Network - Instant Gigabit®Series Hub - promoting the development and application of our members." A local area network (LAN) is your computer's ...- MAC Address - Throughput - Transmission Rate. Unshielded twisted pair is sometimes installed in communications lines, modems and printers. 26 EtherFast® Dual Gigabit with 24-Port 10/100 Switch RJ-45 (Registered Jack-45) - Since some telephone sets or desktop locations require multiple ...
...of humanity, the advancement of the profession, and the wellbeing of electrotechnology and allied sciences for data transmission. Network - Instant Gigabit®Series Hub - promoting the development and application of our members." A local area network (LAN) is your computer's ...- MAC Address - Throughput - Transmission Rate. Unshielded twisted pair is sometimes installed in communications lines, modems and printers. 26 EtherFast® Dual Gigabit with 24-Port 10/100 Switch RJ-45 (Registered Jack-45) - Since some telephone sets or desktop locations require multiple ...
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...° C to 70° C (-40° F to 158° F) 20 % to 95 % Non-Condensing 20 % to 95 % Non-Condensing EtherFast® Dual Gigabit with 24-Port 10/100 Switch Warranty Information BE SURE TO HAVE YOUR PROOF OF PURCHASE AND A BARCODE FROM THE PRODUCT'S PACKAGING ON HAND WHEN... PURCHASE. LINKSYS OFFERS CROSS SHIPMENTS, A FASTER PROCESS FOR PROCESSING AND RECEIVING YOUR REPLACEMENT. Specifications Instant Gigabit®Series Model Number Standards Protocol Ports Speed Per Port (Mbps) 10/100 Ports 1000 Ports MAC Addresses Max Frame Size Buffer Memory Cabling Type LEDs EF24G2 IEEE 802...
...° C to 70° C (-40° F to 158° F) 20 % to 95 % Non-Condensing 20 % to 95 % Non-Condensing EtherFast® Dual Gigabit with 24-Port 10/100 Switch Warranty Information BE SURE TO HAVE YOUR PROOF OF PURCHASE AND A BARCODE FROM THE PRODUCT'S PACKAGING ON HAND WHEN... PURCHASE. LINKSYS OFFERS CROSS SHIPMENTS, A FASTER PROCESS FOR PROCESSING AND RECEIVING YOUR REPLACEMENT. Specifications Instant Gigabit®Series Model Number Standards Protocol Ports Speed Per Port (Mbps) 10/100 Ports 1000 Ports MAC Addresses Max Frame Size Buffer Memory Cabling Type LEDs EF24G2 IEEE 802...