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- Page 1 Instant Gigabit™ Series EtherFast ® Dual Gigabit with 24-Port 10/100 Switch Use this guide to install: Linksys EtherFast ® Dual Gigabit with 24-Port 10/100 Switch(EF24G2) User Guide...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
The Linksys EtherFast 24-Port 10/100 Switch Migrate your network to Gigabit speed with the EtherFast Port 10/100 Switch. This new Switch from Linksys provides blazing transfer speeds for your network applications with integrated Gigabit over copper con- nectivity. Apply this switching power to your current Ethernet network, and your data traffic efficiency will improve several times over. -
Page 4: Package Contents
FD/Col GIGABIT PER PORT (G1/G2) 1000Link FD/Col (Green) The LED will illuminate when the switch is powered on. (Green/Amber) The LED will illuminate green when the port makes a connection at 100Mbps, and flash green when there is activity on the port at 100Mbps. The LED will... -
Page 5: The Rj-45 Ports
The EtherFast ® Dual Gigabit with 24-Port 10/100 Switch is equipped with a serial port (located on the rear of the switch) that allows you to connect to a computer (for configuration purposes) using the provided serial cable. Instant Gigabit... -
Page 6: Rack-Mounting The Switch
You can now re-connect the cables to the Switch. Powering on the Switch To power on the Switch, simply connect the AC power cord to the back of the Switch, then plug the power cord into an electrical outlet. The Switch will boot up within approximately 30 seconds. - Page 7 2. The following screen will appear. Enter a Name for this connection. In the example below, the name of the connection is EF24G2. Click the OK button. 3. The following screen will appear. In the bottom drop down box labled Connect using:, click the arrow and choose the COM port that the Switch will be connected to.
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Page 8: Configuring The Switch
The Switch can be configured locally through the serial port. Logging On to the Switch When logging on to the Switch, you will receive the following screen prompt: Password: Enter the default password (“admin”), and then press Enter. -
Page 9: The System Configuration Menu
® ® • Aging time - This value indicates how long the Switch will keep an MAC address which has had no activity in its buffer memory. Keeping the MAC address in memory is valuable because the Switch does not have to search the network in order to deliver data to that MAC address, signifi- cantly preserving network bandwidth. -
Page 10: The Port Configuration Menu
Switch and cannot be changed by the user. If there is a successful connec- tion to the Switch through that port, the Link Status will be On. The sta- tus will be Off if there is no connection through that port. -
Page 11: The Port Trunking Configuration Menu
• Add - If you would like to trunk a group of ports together to increase the backplane speed of the Switch, highlight Add and press the Enter key. The following screen will appear, showing the preset trunk groups pro-... -
Page 12: The Port Mirroring Configuration Menu
® Series EtherFast ® Dual Gigabit with 24-Port 10/100 Switch The Port Mirrroring Configuration Menu The Port Mirroring Configuration Menu screen (shown here), allows you to view or change the following values: • Port Mirroring (Enabled/Disabled) - Port mirroring allows the user to assign two different ports to carry the same data stream. -
Page 13: The Vlan Configuration Menu
The VLAN Configuration Menu A Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN) is a method of separating some of the ports of a switch or hub into a smaller subgroup and making this group its own network. The VLAN Configuration Menu screen (shown here), allows... -
Page 14: The Priority Configuration Menu
4 or higher will receive the highest priority when the Switch is transferring data. Ports that have a value set to 3 or below must wait until the high priority ports are done to transmit. This option allows the user to make sure that computers or devices connected to cer- tain ports always have the highest priority. -
Page 15: Glossary
Series EtherFast ® Dual Gigabit with 24-Port 10/100 Switch CAT 5 - ANSI/EIA (American National Standards Institute/Electronic Industries Association) Standard 568 is one of several standards that specify "categories" (the singular is commonly referred to as "CAT") of twisted pair cabling systems (wires, junctions, and connectors) in terms of the data rates that they can sustain. - Page 16 Port - A pathway into and out of the computer or a network device such as a switch or router. For example, the serial and parallel ports on a personal com- puter are external sockets for plugging in communications lines, modems and printers.
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Page 17: Specifications
FROM THE PRODUCT'S PACKAGING ON HAND WHEN CALLING. RETURN REQUESTS CANNOT BE PROCESSED WITHOUT PROOF OF PURCHASE. IN NO EVENT SHALL LINKSYS’ LIABILITY EXCEED THE PRICE PAID FOR THE PRODUCT FROM DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDEN- TAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THE PRODUCT, ITS ACCOMPANYING SOFTWARE, OR ITS DOCU- MENTATION. -
Page 18: Contact Information
Contact Information For help with the installation or operation of this product, contact Linksys Customer Support at one of the phone numbers or Internet addresses below. Sales Information 800-546-5797 (LINKSYS) Tech Support and RMA Issues 800-326-7114 949-261-1288 949-261-8868 Email support@linksys.com http://www.linksys.com... - Page 19 h t t p : / / w w w. l i n k s y s . c o m...