Installation; Product Description - Planet ISW-511 Series User Manual

2. Installation

This section describes the functionalities of the Industrial Fast Ethernet
Switch's components and guides how to install it on the desktop.
Basic knowledge of networking is assumed. Please read this chapter
completely before continuing.

2.1 Product Description

PLANET ISW-511 / ISW-621 series and ISW-511T / ISW-621T series
are 4-Port 10/100Mbps + 1/2 100FX Fiber Port Industrial Fast Ethernet
Switch with non-blocking wire-speed performance and new slim
type with IP30 metal case for easy deployment in Heavy Industrial
demanding environments.
With 1 / 1.2Gbps internal switching fabric, the Industrial Fast Ethernet
Switch can handle extremely large amounts of data in a secure
topology linking to a backbone or high capacity servers.
The Industrial Fast Ethernet Switch has 2K MAC address table and
offers wire-speed packets transfer performance without risk of packet
loss. The stable throughput of the device makes it ideal for most
Ethernet environments.
All RJ45 copper interfaces support 10/100Mbps auto-negotiation for
optimal speed detection through RJ45 Category 5, 4 or 3 cables. With
auto-MDI/MDI-X, it can detect the type of connection to any Ethernet
device without requiring special straight-through or crossover cables.
The flow control function allows Industrial Fast Ethernet Switch
supported routers and servers to directly connect to this device for
fast, reliable data transfer.
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