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Product Overview
8-Port 10/100/1000 Gigabit Switch with Webview
Chapter 2
Chapter 2:  
Product Overview
SRW2008 - Front Panel
The LEDs and ports are located on the front panel of the 
Switch.
Front Panel
LEDs
SYSTEM  (Green)  The  system LED  lights up  to 
indicate that the Switch is powered on.
LINK/ACT  (Green) The LINK/ACT LED lights up 
to  indicate  a  functional  network  link  through 
the  corresponding  port  (1  through 8)  with  an 
attached device. It flashes  to  indicate that the 
Switch is actively sending or receiving data over 
that port.
Gigabit  (Orange)  The  Gigabit  LED  lights 
up  to  indicate  a  Gigabit  connection  on  the 
corresponding port (1 through 8).
Ports
1-8  The  Switch  is  equipped  with  8  auto-
sensing,  Ethernet  network  ports,  which  use 
RJ-45  connectors.  The  Fast  Ethernet  ports 
support network speeds of 10Mbps, 100Mbps, 
or  1000Mbps.  They  can  operate  in  half  and 
full-duplex  modes.  Auto-sensing  technology 
enables  each  port to automatically  detect  the 
speed  of  the  device connected  to  it  (10Mbps, 
100Mbps,  or  1000Mbps),  and  adjust  its  speed 
and duplex accordingly.
Console  The  Console  port  is  where  you  can 
connect  a  serial  cable  to  a  PC’s  serial  port  for 
configuration  using  your  PC’s  HyperTerminal 
program.  Refer  to  Chapter  4:  Using  the 
Console  Interface  for  Configuration  for  more 
information.
miniGBIC1/2  The mini-GBIC (gigabit interface 
converter)  port  is  a  connection  point  for  a 
mini-GBIC  expansion  module,  so  the  Switch 
can  be  uplinked  via  fiber  to  another  switch. 
Each  MiniGBIC  port  provides  a  link  to  a 
high-speed  network  segment  or  individual 
workstation  at  speeds  of  up  to  1000Mbps. 
 
Use  the  Linksys  MGBT1,  MGBSX1,  or  MGBLH1 
mini-GBIC  modules  with  the  Switch.  The 
MGBSX1 and the MGBLH1 require fiber cabling 
with LC connectors, while the  MGBT1 requires 
a  Category  5e  Ethernet  cable  with  an  RJ-45 
connector.
SRW2008P/SRW2008MP - Front Panel
The LEDs and ports are located on the front panel of the 
Switch.
Front Panel
LEDs
SYSTEM  (Green)  The  system LED  lights up  to 
indicate that the Switch is powered on.
LINK/ACT  (1-8)  (Green)  The  LINK/ACT  LED 
lights up  to indicate a  functional  network  link 
through the corresponding port (1 through 8) 
with  an  attached  device.  It  flashes  to  indicate 
that the Switch is actively sending or receiving 
data over that port.
PoE  (Orange) The PoE LED lights up to indicate 
a  device  is  connected  utilizing  Power  over 
Ethernet on the corresponding port (1 through 
8).
Ports
1-8  The  Switch  is  equipped  with  8  auto-
sensing, Ethernet network ports, which use RJ-
45 connectors. The Fast Ethernet ports support 
network speeds of 10Mbps or 100Mbps.
They can operate in half and full-duplex modes. 
Auto-sensing technology enables each port to 
automatically  detect  the  speed  of  the  device 
connected  to  it  (10Mbps  or  100Mbps),  and 
adjust its speed and duplex accordingly.