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Introduction
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0 ABOUT THIS GUIDE ............................................................................. ix
P URPOSE ...................................................................................................... ix
T ERMS /U SAGE ............................................................................................. ix
O VERVIEW OF THIS U SER ' S G UIDE ............................................................... ix
1 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................... 1
F AST E THERNET T ECHNOLOGY ..................................................................... 1
S WITCHING T ECHNOLOGY ............................................................................. 2
F EATURES ..................................................................................................... 3
Performance Features .............................................................................. 4
2 UNPACKING AND SETUP .................................................................... 5
U NPACKING .................................................................................................. 5
S ETUP ........................................................................................................... 6
R ACK I NSTALLATION .................................................................................... 6
P OWER ON .................................................................................................... 7
LED Indicators ......................................................................................... 7
Power Failure ........................................................................................... 8
3 IDENTIFYING EXTERNAL COMPONENTS...................................... 9
F RONT P ANEL ............................................................................................... 9
R EAR P ANEL ............................................................................................... 10
LED I NDICATORS ....................................................................................... 11
4 CONNECTING THE SWITCH............................................................. 13
PC TO S WITCH ............................................................................................ 13
H UB TO S WITCH .......................................................................................... 14
10Base-T Hub ......................................................................................... 15
100Base-TX Hub..................................................................................... 15
H UB WITHOUT U PLINK (MDI-II) PORT ........................................................ 15
Using a Straight Cable............................................................................ 16