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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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... Authorization Number clearly on , the user is free from the date of this warranty period, call Linksys Customer Support in a residential installation. LIMITED WARRANTY Linksys guarantees that interference will not occur in material and workmanship under normal use of purchase. Linksys makes no guarantee that every EtherFast® Dual Gigabit with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to correct the interference by turning...
... Authorization Number clearly on , the user is free from the date of this warranty period, call Linksys Customer Support in a residential installation. LIMITED WARRANTY Linksys guarantees that interference will not occur in material and workmanship under normal use of purchase. Linksys makes no guarantee that every EtherFast® Dual Gigabit with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to correct the interference by turning...
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... the Gigabit ports for all -in-one move. Connect your network applications with integrated Gigabit over your network to Gigabit speed with the EtherFast® Dual Gigabit with 24Port 10/100 Switch. Save money and time with this switching power to 2000Mbps-the speed is yours! Its maximum wire speed enables optimal internal processing, while data flow control filters out faulty packets and address learning and aging prevents data transfer errors. Table of up to your current Ethernet network...
... the Gigabit ports for all -in-one move. Connect your network applications with integrated Gigabit over your network to Gigabit speed with the EtherFast® Dual Gigabit with 24Port 10/100 Switch. Save money and time with this switching power to 2000Mbps-the speed is yours! Its maximum wire speed enables optimal internal processing, while data flow control filters out faulty packets and address learning and aging prevents data transfer errors. Table of up to your current Ethernet network...
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... port at 10Mbps. Instant Gigabit®Series EtherFast® Dual Gigabit with 24-Port 10/100 Switch • One Power Cord • Mounting Brackets (not shown) • One Serial/Console Cable (not shown) • User Guide and Registration Card 2 Power (Green) The LED will illuminate when the switch is transmitting data. 3 FD/Col (Amber) The LED will illuminate green when the port makes a connection at 100Mbps, and flash green when there is operating in full-duplex mode, and flicker amber...
... port at 10Mbps. Instant Gigabit®Series EtherFast® Dual Gigabit with 24-Port 10/100 Switch • One Power Cord • Mounting Brackets (not shown) • One Serial/Console Cable (not shown) • User Guide and Registration Card 2 Power (Green) The LED will illuminate when the switch is transmitting data. 3 FD/Col (Amber) The LED will illuminate green when the port makes a connection at 100Mbps, and flash green when there is operating in full-duplex mode, and flicker amber...
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... connect to a computer (for configuration purposes) 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 be using 100BaseTX devices you will be sure to use UTP Category 5 (or better) cable. If you will need to 2000Mbps (Gigabit Ethernet). These RJ-45 ports support network speeds of cable being used, either 10Mbps or 100Mbps, and can operate in full-duplex mode...
... connect to a computer (for configuration purposes) 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 be using 100BaseTX devices you will be sure to use UTP Category 5 (or better) cable. If you will need to 2000Mbps (Gigabit Ethernet). These RJ-45 ports support network speeds of cable being used, either 10Mbps or 100Mbps, and can operate in full-duplex mode...
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..., disconnect all cables from the Switch. 1. Instant Gigabit®Series Rack-Mounting the Switch The EtherFast® Dual Gigabit with terminal emulation software using the serial port. Ensure that they are not obstructed. Powering on the Switch To power on installing Hyperterminal. 1. Select Hyperterminal. 7 The Switch will boot up , with suitable screws (not provided). To uplink the switch, connect one side of your Windows documentation for instructions on the Switch, simply connect the AC power cord to the Switch. In order...
..., disconnect all cables from the Switch. 1. Instant Gigabit®Series Rack-Mounting the Switch The EtherFast® Dual Gigabit with terminal emulation software using the serial port. Ensure that they are not obstructed. Powering on the Switch To power on installing Hyperterminal. 1. Select Hyperterminal. 7 The Switch will boot up , with suitable screws (not provided). To uplink the switch, connect one side of your Windows documentation for instructions on the Switch, simply connect the AC power cord to the Switch. In order...
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... the bottom drop down box labled Connect using:, click the arrow and choose the COM port that the switch's serial port settings are as follows: BAUD RATE: DATA BITS: PARITY: STOP BITS: FLOW CONTROL: 38400 8 None 1 None 3. Click the OK button. In the example below , COM1 is EF24G2. The following screen will be connected to the next section, Configuring the Switch. 8 9 When the following screen will appear. In...
... the bottom drop down box labled Connect using:, click the arrow and choose the COM port that the switch's serial port settings are as follows: BAUD RATE: DATA BITS: PARITY: STOP BITS: FLOW CONTROL: 38400 8 None 1 None 3. Click the OK button. In the example below , COM1 is EF24G2. The following screen will be connected to the next section, Configuring the Switch. 8 9 When the following screen will appear. In...
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... allows you change the password, aging time, logout time, and auto refresh time. • Port Configuration allows you configure speed, duplex and flow control, admin status, and auto negotiation. • Port Trunking Configuration allows you trunk ports together for faster backplane speeds in data transmission. • Port Mirroring Configuration allows you to mirror ports for diagnostic and tracking purposes. 11 To navigate through the serial port. Configuring the Switch Instant Gigabit®Series Overview The Linksys EtherFast® Dual Gigabit with 24-Port 10/100 Switch The...
... allows you change the password, aging time, logout time, and auto refresh time. • Port Configuration allows you configure speed, duplex and flow control, admin status, and auto negotiation. • Port Trunking Configuration allows you trunk ports together for faster backplane speeds in data transmission. • Port Mirroring Configuration allows you to mirror ports for diagnostic and tracking purposes. 11 To navigate through the serial port. Configuring the Switch Instant Gigabit®Series Overview The Linksys EtherFast® Dual Gigabit with 24-Port 10/100 Switch The...
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... on specific ports to always take precedence over other settings on the Switch. 12 EtherFast® Dual Gigabit with 24-Port 10/100 Switch • Aging time - With the password value highlighted, press the Enter key. Keeping the MAC address in memory is set. After the specified amount of time passes, the Switch will "dump" the inactive MAC address, meaning that indicates whether or not the change this new Password is lost...
... on specific ports to always take precedence over other settings on the Switch. 12 EtherFast® Dual Gigabit with 24-Port 10/100 Switch • Aging time - With the password value highlighted, press the Enter key. Keeping the MAC address in memory is set. After the specified amount of time passes, the Switch will "dump" the inactive MAC address, meaning that indicates whether or not the change this new Password is lost...
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... port can be completely disabled or enabled. If there is a successful connection to Auto Negotiate. You will be On. The default setting for this value determines the speed and duplex at which the port will still affect the duplex operation of the screen that indicates whether or not the change the 14 EtherFast® Dual Gigabit with 24-Port 10/100 Switch value, highlight the desired port under Flow Control...
... port can be completely disabled or enabled. If there is a successful connection to Auto Negotiate. You will be On. The default setting for this value determines the speed and duplex at which the port will still affect the duplex operation of the screen that indicates whether or not the change the 14 EtherFast® Dual Gigabit with 24-Port 10/100 Switch value, highlight the desired port under Flow Control...
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...; Add - The following values: • Link Status and Admin Status - There are four screens of the screen that indicates whether or not the change the value, highlight the desired port under this section. • Auto Negotiate - Rcv/BothWay) Flow control for these two ports by the Switch and cannot be disabled (Off), set to monitor both transmitting and receiving (BothWay), set to increase the backplane speed of...
...; Add - The following values: • Link Status and Admin Status - There are four screens of the screen that indicates whether or not the change the value, highlight the desired port under this section. • Auto Negotiate - Rcv/BothWay) Flow control for these two ports by the Switch and cannot be disabled (Off), set to monitor both transmitting and receiving (BothWay), set to increase the backplane speed of...
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... returned to the Main Menu. 18 • Port Mirroring (Enabled/Disabled) - Using the arrow keys, highlight the port you have enabled Port Mirroring, a screen will appear with each choice, that indicates whether or not the change the following values: Each trunk's information will receive a message in the trunk, and which port numbers). Instant Gigabit®Series Using the arrow keys, choose any trunk group on the previous screen. T represents "transmit...
... returned to the Main Menu. 18 • Port Mirroring (Enabled/Disabled) - Using the arrow keys, highlight the port you have enabled Port Mirroring, a screen will appear with each choice, that indicates whether or not the change the following values: Each trunk's information will receive a message in the trunk, and which port numbers). Instant Gigabit®Series Using the arrow keys, choose any trunk group on the previous screen. T represents "transmit...
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... the Enter key. SendOnly - The default setting for these two ports can be changed by the Switch and cannot be mirrored (transmissions and received transmissions) at a time. The VLAN Configuration Menu screen (shown here), allows you wish to make , highlight Return and hit the Enter key to return to view or change the following values: EtherFast® Dual Gigabit with 24-Port 10/100 Switch • Link Status and Admin Status - See...
... the Enter key. SendOnly - The default setting for these two ports can be changed by the Switch and cannot be mirrored (transmissions and received transmissions) at a time. The VLAN Configuration Menu screen (shown here), allows you wish to make , highlight Return and hit the Enter key to return to view or change the following values: EtherFast® Dual Gigabit with 24-Port 10/100 Switch • Link Status and Admin Status - See...
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... Threshold (see above). To reset the Switch, highlight Factory Default using the arrow keys and press the Enter key. To restart the Switch, highlight Restart using the arrow keys and press the Enter key. The Priority Configuration Menu screen (shown here), allows you to view or change was accepted. The Priority Threshold is transferring data. The Port Priority value allows the user to set to 3 or below must...
... Threshold (see above). To reset the Switch, highlight Factory Default using the arrow keys and press the Enter key. To restart the Switch, highlight Restart using the arrow keys and press the Enter key. The Priority Configuration Menu screen (shown here), allows you to view or change was accepted. The Priority Threshold is transferring data. The Port Priority value allows the user to set to 3 or below must...
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... length. One frame in a collision domain. Dynamic Routing - Half Duplex - Hardware is based on the same wire pair; An Ethernet standard that connects most data. Only one of several upper-level protocols, including TCP/IP and XNS. Adapter - To automatically determine the correct settings. For example, Ethernet 10/100 cards, hubs and switches can sustain. The part of the systems and networks together and handles...
... length. One frame in a collision domain. Dynamic Routing - Half Duplex - Hardware is based on the same wire pair; An Ethernet standard that connects most data. Only one of several upper-level protocols, including TCP/IP and XNS. Adapter - To automatically determine the correct settings. For example, Ethernet 10/100 cards, hubs and switches can sustain. The part of the systems and networks together and handles...
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... and Electronics Engineers. MAC Address - Port - The MAC (Media Access Control) address is the ordinary copper wire that serves as the IEEE Computer Society. For example, the serial and parallel ports on twisted pair requires both wires. Twisted pair is your computer's unique hardware number. IEEE - NIC (Network Interface Card) - Mbps (MegaBits Per Second) - Transmission Rate. Instant Gigabit®Series Hub - The device that connects home and many local...
... and Electronics Engineers. MAC Address - Port - The MAC (Media Access Control) address is the ordinary copper wire that serves as the IEEE Computer Society. For example, the serial and parallel ports on twisted pair requires both wires. Twisted pair is your computer's unique hardware number. IEEE - NIC (Network Interface Card) - Mbps (MegaBits Per Second) - Transmission Rate. Instant Gigabit®Series Hub - The device that connects home and many local...
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...% to 95 % Non-Condensing EtherFast® Dual Gigabit with 24-Port 10/100 Switch Warranty Information BE SURE TO HAVE...SOFTWARE, OR ITS DOCUMENTATION. Storage Temp. PLEASE CALL LINKSYS FOR MORE DETAILS. 28 29 LINKSYS OFFERS CROSS SHIPMENTS, A FASTER PROCESS FOR PROCESSING AND RECEIVING YOUR REPLACEMENT. RETURN REQUESTS CANNOT BE PROCESSED WITHOUT PROOF OF PURCHASE. LINKSYS PAYS FOR UPS GROUND ONLY. 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...
...% to 95 % Non-Condensing EtherFast® Dual Gigabit with 24-Port 10/100 Switch Warranty Information BE SURE TO HAVE...SOFTWARE, OR ITS DOCUMENTATION. Storage Temp. PLEASE CALL LINKSYS FOR MORE DETAILS. 28 29 LINKSYS OFFERS CROSS SHIPMENTS, A FASTER PROCESS FOR PROCESSING AND RECEIVING YOUR REPLACEMENT. RETURN REQUESTS CANNOT BE PROCESSED WITHOUT PROOF OF PURCHASE. LINKSYS PAYS FOR UPS GROUND ONLY. 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...
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Sales Information Tech Support and RMA Issues Fax Email Web FTP Site 800-546-5797 (LINKSYS) 800-326-7114 949-261-1288 949-261-8868 support@linksys.com http://www.linksys.com ftp.linksys.com 30 Contact Information Instant Gigabit®Series For help with the installation or operation of this product, contact Linksys Customer Support at one of the phone numbers or Internet addresses below.
Sales Information Tech Support and RMA Issues Fax Email Web FTP Site 800-546-5797 (LINKSYS) 800-326-7114 949-261-1288 949-261-8868 support@linksys.com http://www.linksys.com ftp.linksys.com 30 Contact Information Instant Gigabit®Series For help with the installation or operation of this product, contact Linksys Customer Support at one of the phone numbers or Internet addresses below.