NETGEAR ETHERNET SWITCH SW108 - Manual (Page 11)

Installation Guide for the Model SW108 Ethernet Switch
Introduction 1-3
Features
The Model SW108 switch has the following key features:
• Eight switched, 10 Mbps, Ethernet 10BASE-T ports
• Full-duplex or half-duplex mode of operation
Full-duplex mode doubles throughput of point-to-point connections by letting individual
ports transmit and receive concurrently when the connecting device also supports
full-duplex mode.
• Easy plug-and-play installation with no software to configure, saving time and minimizing
the potential for configuration errors
• Eight vista RJ-45 connector ports
Each port has built-in LEDs to monitor individual port status.
• LEDs provide network traffic status and information about data transmission speed
• Normal/Uplink push button to simplify network extension
The switch can be connected to a hub using a simple, straight-through cable.
• Compact, sturdy metal case design, which enables easy desktop, wall-mount, or under-desk
installation
• Wire-speed filtering and forwarding to provide a “traffic cop” function by directing traffic
to the appropriate port or network segment without slowing down the traffic
• Low latency store-and-forward transmission mode with leading edge to leading edge of
less than 75
µ
s
• Automatic address learning function to build the packet forwarding information table.
The table contains up to 8,000 MAC addresses (that is, the switch can support networks
with as many as 8,000 devices).
• One megabyte (MB) buffer provided for the 10 Mbps ports
• IEEE 802.3 10BASE-T standard compliance
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