How You Can Use The Ps Hub; Building Up A Network - 3Com PS Hub 40 User Manual

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How You Can
Use the PS Hub
Building Up a
Network
PS H
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The flexibility of the PS Hub allows it to be used in a number of ways.
You can build up a network or expand a large, established network.
For information on connecting and using your equipment, refer to
Chapter 3.
The PS Hub can be used on its own or in a stack with other PS Hubs.
All PS Hubs have a useful feature called port switching which allows
you to create workgroups within your stack. For information on this
feature, refer to "Segments and Port Switching" on page 1-8.
The PS Hub is ideal for building up a new network. It has its own
built-in management and comes ready to use. The PS Hub range is
totally scalable, enabling you to start with one hub and add to it as
your network grows. You can connect your workstations and other
network equipment to the PS Hub to build a small network, as shown
in Figure 1-2.

Building Up a Network

Figure 1-2
When your network grows, you can expand it easily by adding more
PS Hubs. The PS Hub also has an MDI/MDIX switch which enables your
network to expand further by connecting to other types of hubs, stacks
and networking equipment, as shown in Figure 1-3.
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