Asante Technologies FS4008DS User Manual
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Introduction
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Features
The FriendlyNet FS4004DS and the FS4008DS have the following fea-
tures:
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Compact size — designed for small to large workgroups
in space-limited areas; installs on desktop, mounts on
wall, or installs in a standard equipment rack (depends
on model)
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Plug-and-play installation
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Connects from four to eight (depends on model)
10Base-T or 100Base-TX segments per switch
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Contains an uplink/ MDI-II (media dependent interface)
port for uplink to another switch
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Auto-negotiation on all ports to determine network
speed
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Full- or half-duplex operation on all ports
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Allows cascading from any port to any number of
switches
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Complies with the IEEE 802.3u Fast Ethernet standard
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Works with Category 5 UTP (unshielded twisted-pair)
cable
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Contains power, collision, full duplex, 10/100Mbps, and
link/activity LEDs to aid network diagnosis and simple
management
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Ideal for deployment with multiple high-speed servers
for dedicated bandwidth 10Mbps or 100Mbps work-
groups
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Combines dynamic memory allocation with store-and-
forward switching
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