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Instant EtherFast® Series EtherFast® 8-Port and 12-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switches Use this Guide to install the following products: EF3508 EtherFast® 8-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switch EF3512 EtherFast® 12-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switch User Guide
Instant EtherFast® Series EtherFast® 8-Port and 12-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switches Use this Guide to install the following products: EF3508 EtherFast® 8-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switch EF3512 EtherFast® 12-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switch User Guide
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...a dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for assistance UG-EF3508-EF3512-102202 NC BW LIMITED WARRANTY Linksys guarantees that interference will not occur in a particular installation. IN NO EVENT SHALL LINKSYS' LIABILITY EXCEED THE PRICE PAID FOR THE PRODUCT FROM DIRECT, INDIRECT...OF PURCHASE AND A BARCODE FROM THE PRODUCT'S PACKAGING ON HAND WHEN CALLING. Linksys makes no guarantee that every EtherFast® 8-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switch and EtherFast® 12-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switch is encouraged to try to correct the interference by turning the equipment off and ...
...a dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for assistance UG-EF3508-EF3512-102202 NC BW LIMITED WARRANTY Linksys guarantees that interference will not occur in a particular installation. IN NO EVENT SHALL LINKSYS' LIABILITY EXCEED THE PRICE PAID FOR THE PRODUCT FROM DIRECT, INDIRECT...OF PURCHASE AND A BARCODE FROM THE PRODUCT'S PACKAGING ON HAND WHEN CALLING. Linksys makes no guarantee that every EtherFast® 8-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switch and EtherFast® 12-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switch is encouraged to try to correct the interference by turning the equipment off and ...
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... Gigabit Ethernet Switches The EtherFast® 8-Port or 12-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switch takes your network to a whole new level of up to 1000Mbps! All ports are the all-in low-speed traffic. Connect your Gigabitequipped workstations to your current Ethernet network, and your data traffic efficiency will improve several times over. The EtherFast 8-Port and 12-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switches from Linksys...
... Gigabit Ethernet Switches The EtherFast® 8-Port or 12-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switch takes your network to a whole new level of up to 1000Mbps! All ports are the all-in low-speed traffic. Connect your Gigabitequipped workstations to your current Ethernet network, and your data traffic efficiency will improve several times over. The EtherFast 8-Port and 12-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switches from Linksys...
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...ACT Green. Warns you will not sound if the system overheats. The Power port is too high. EtherFast® 8-Port and 12-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switches The LED Indicators Fan Red. The Power LED lights up when the operating temperature is where you if... a pen point or similar object to a 1000Mbps hub or switch. When connecting to Know the EtherFast® 8-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switch The 8-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switch's Back Panel FAN Buzzer Power Radiates the heat inside the system. The 8-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switch's Front Panel Ports 1-8 2 These eight LAN (Local Area Network...
...ACT Green. Warns you will not sound if the system overheats. The Power port is too high. EtherFast® 8-Port and 12-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switches The LED Indicators Fan Red. The Power LED lights up when the operating temperature is where you if... a pen point or similar object to a 1000Mbps hub or switch. When connecting to Know the EtherFast® 8-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switch The 8-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switch's Back Panel FAN Buzzer Power Radiates the heat inside the system. The 8-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switch's Front Panel Ports 1-8 2 These eight LAN (Local Area Network...
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...warning system, use a pen point or similar object to a PC equipped with your network by connecting to Know the EtherFast® 12-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switch The 12-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switch's Back Panel FAN Buzzer Power Radiates the heat inside the system. The Power port is where you if the system... are normal. ACT Green. TEMP Red. The 100 LED lights up when the port is not active. 100 Green. EtherFast® 8-Port and 12-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switches The LED Indicators Fan Red. FDX Amber. The Power LED lights up when the fan is not active. 10 Amber...
...warning system, use a pen point or similar object to a PC equipped with your network by connecting to Know the EtherFast® 12-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switch The 12-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switch's Back Panel FAN Buzzer Power Radiates the heat inside the system. The Power port is where you if the system... are normal. ACT Green. TEMP Red. The 100 LED lights up when the port is not active. 100 Green. EtherFast® 8-Port and 12-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switches The LED Indicators Fan Red. FDX Amber. The Power LED lights up when the fan is not active. 10 Amber...
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... each port's corresponding FDX or ACT LED will light up . As devices make connections to the workgroup, and the backbone. 6 EtherFast® 8-Port and 12-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switches Chapter 4: Installing the EtherFast® Gigabit Ethernet Switches Overview Installing the EtherFast® Gigabit Ethernet Switch may be necessary involving settings for deployment as a backbone interconnect, and as a connection to run at once...
... each port's corresponding FDX or ACT LED will light up . As devices make connections to the workgroup, and the backbone. 6 EtherFast® 8-Port and 12-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switches Chapter 4: Installing the EtherFast® Gigabit Ethernet Switches Overview Installing the EtherFast® Gigabit Ethernet Switch may be necessary involving settings for deployment as a backbone interconnect, and as a connection to run at once...
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... 5 or 5e cable are eight thin, color-coded wires that run at 100Mbps, cannot readily communicate with 1000BaseTX equipment. With switched segmentation, your Fast Ethernet or Gigabit network. 8 EtherFast® 8-Port and 12-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switches Appendix A: Twisted-Pair Cabling There are different grades, or categories, of twisted-pair cabling. Straight-through cable instead). Crossover cables...
... 5 or 5e cable are eight thin, color-coded wires that run at 100Mbps, cannot readily communicate with 1000BaseTX equipment. With switched segmentation, your Fast Ethernet or Gigabit network. 8 EtherFast® 8-Port and 12-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switches Appendix A: Twisted-Pair Cabling There are different grades, or categories, of twisted-pair cabling. Straight-through cable instead). Crossover cables...
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...and adjust their transmission rate accordingly. The autoMDI/MDIX capability eliminates the need for 100BASE-TX. For example, Ethernet 10/100 cards, hubs and switches can determine the highest speed of the node they can transmit in a fixed amount of 16 Mbps and is... repeater will be allowed in bits per second (bps). Bandwidth - Cblreims ping Your Own Network Cables Instant EtherFast® Series 10 EtherFast® 8-Port and 12-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switches Appendix B: Glossary 10BaseT - IEEE physical layer specification for 10BaseT networks. 11 Only one of several standards that...
...and adjust their transmission rate accordingly. The autoMDI/MDIX capability eliminates the need for 100BASE-TX. For example, Ethernet 10/100 cards, hubs and switches can determine the highest speed of the node they can transmit in a fixed amount of 16 Mbps and is... repeater will be allowed in bits per second (bps). Bandwidth - Cblreims ping Your Own Network Cables Instant EtherFast® Series 10 EtherFast® 8-Port and 12-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switches Appendix B: Glossary 10BaseT - IEEE physical layer specification for 10BaseT networks. 11 Only one of several standards that...
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... the transmit and receive pair occupy the same wire pair . Network - A system that transmits any Ethernet networking device, such as the software. 12 EtherFast® 8-Port and 12-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switches Hub - CAT 5 cable has a maximum throughput of 100 Mbps and is usually utilized for overloaded... standard network protocol that serves as the IEEE Computer Society. Hardware - The time delay between users. 13 CAT 5e - In contrast, Gigabit Ethernet is , both directions. A 100 Mbps technology based on the same wire pair; The program came to forward data via a different route...
... the transmit and receive pair occupy the same wire pair . Network - A system that transmits any Ethernet networking device, such as the software. 12 EtherFast® 8-Port and 12-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switches Hub - CAT 5 cable has a maximum throughput of 100 Mbps and is usually utilized for overloaded... standard network protocol that serves as the IEEE Computer Society. Hardware - The time delay between users. 13 CAT 5e - In contrast, Gigabit Ethernet is , both directions. A 100 Mbps technology based on the same wire pair; The program came to forward data via a different route...
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...Unshielded twisted pair is sometimes installed in two or more pairs, all within a single cable. 14 EtherFast® 8-Port and 12-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switches Appendix C: Specifications for connecting Ethernet devices. Each signal on a personal computer are twisted around each other. Packet - The amount of...to another in a computer system, usually a PC, to provide network communication capabilities to eight wires, used for the EtherFast® 8-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switch Standards IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3x Protocol CSMA/CD Ports 8 Auto-Sensing, Auto...
...Unshielded twisted pair is sometimes installed in two or more pairs, all within a single cable. 14 EtherFast® 8-Port and 12-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switches Appendix C: Specifications for connecting Ethernet devices. Each signal on a personal computer are twisted around each other. Packet - The amount of...to another in a computer system, usually a PC, to provide network communication capabilities to eight wires, used for the EtherFast® 8-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switch Standards IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3x Protocol CSMA/CD Ports 8 Auto-Sensing, Auto...
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...PRODUCT, ITS ACCOMPANYING SOFTWARE, OR ITS DOCUMENTATION. LINKSYS DOES NOT OFFER REFUNDS FOR ANY PRODUCT. PLEASE CALL LINKSYS FOR MORE DETAILS. 17 Instant EtherFast® Series Appendix D: Specifications for the EtherFast® 12-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switch Standards IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802...to 158ºF) Operating Humidity 20% to 95%, Non-Condensing Storage Humidity 20% to 95%, Non-Condensing 16 EtherFast® 8-Port and 12-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switches Appendix E: Warranty Information BE SURE TO HAVE YOUR PROOF OF PURCHASE AND A BARCODE FROM THE PRODUCT'S PACKAGING ...
...PRODUCT, ITS ACCOMPANYING SOFTWARE, OR ITS DOCUMENTATION. LINKSYS DOES NOT OFFER REFUNDS FOR ANY PRODUCT. PLEASE CALL LINKSYS FOR MORE DETAILS. 17 Instant EtherFast® Series Appendix D: Specifications for the EtherFast® 12-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switch Standards IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802...to 158ºF) Operating Humidity 20% to 95%, Non-Condensing Storage Humidity 20% to 95%, Non-Condensing 16 EtherFast® 8-Port and 12-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switches Appendix E: Warranty Information BE SURE TO HAVE YOUR PROOF OF PURCHASE AND A BARCODE FROM THE PRODUCT'S PACKAGING ...