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TABLE OF CONTENTS
0 ABOUT THIS GUIDE ..........................................................................V
TERMS......................................................................................................V
OVERVIEW OF THIS USER’S GUIDE..............................................................V
1 INTRODUCTION..................................................................................1
FAST ETHERNET TECHNOLOGY..................................................................1
SWITCHING TECHNOLOGY .........................................................................2
FEATURES.................................................................................................3
Ports .....................................................................................................3
Performance features............................................................................3
Management .........................................................................................4
2 UNPACKING AND SETUP...................................................................6
UNPACKING ..............................................................................................6
SETUP.......................................................................................................7
DESKTOP OR SHELF INSTALLATION ............................................................7
RACK INSTALLATION.................................................................................8
POWER ON ................................................................................................9
Power Failure .....................................................................................10
3 IDENTIFYING EXTERNAL COMPONENTS ..................................11
FRONT PANEL .........................................................................................11
REAR PANEL ...........................................................................................12
LED INDICATORS....................................................................................14
4 CONNECTING THE SWITCH...........................................................17
PC TO SWITCH........................................................................................17
HUB TO SWITCH ......................................................................................18
10Base-T Hub .....................................................................................19
100Base-TX Hub.................................................................................19
HUB WITHOUT UPLINK (MDI-II) PORT......................................................19