NETGEAR FS 524S - Manual (Page 21)

2-5 physical description
Front Panel RJ-45 Gigabit Copper Port (FS517TS Only)
The FS517TS Switch has a front panel RJ-45 Gigabit copper port. This port accommo-
dates a Category 5 UTP cable with RJ-45 termination and provides a full-duplex 1000
Mbps (1 Gbps) connection that effectively doubles throughput to 2 Gbps.
Normal/Uplink Push Button (FS524S Only)
The FS524S Switch has a Normal/Uplink push button on the front panel. This push
button lets you select uplink (MDI) or normal (MDI-X) wiring for port 24 on the
FS524S Switch. Port 24 is configured for normal wiring to connect to a PC when the
push button is in the out position. Pressing the push button in configures port 24 for
uplink wiring to connect to another switch or hub using a straight-through UTP cable.
Auto Uplink (FS517TS Only)
To simplify the procedure for attaching devices, all RJ-45 ports on the FS517TS
Switch support Auto Uplink. This technology allows you to attach devices to the RJ-45
ports using either straight-through or crossover cables. When you insert a cable into the
switch’s RJ-45 port, the switch automatically:
• Senses whether the cable is a straight-through or crossover cable, and
• Determines whether the link to the attached device requires a “normal” connection
(such as when connecting the port to a PC) or an “uplink” connection (such as when
connecting the port to a router, switch, or hub).
After ascertaining this information, the switch automatically configures the RJ-45 port
to enable communications with the attached device, without requiring user intervention.
In this way, the Auto Uplink technology compensates for setting uplink connections,
while eliminating concern about whether to use crossover or straight-through cables
when attaching devices.