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Page 1: User Guide
Instant EtherFast ® Series EtherFast 8-Port and 12-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switches Use this Guide to install the following products: EF3508 EtherFast ® 8-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switch EF3512 EtherFast ® 12-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switch ® User Guide... - Page 2 TWO years from the date of purchase. If the product proves defective during this warranty period, call Linksys Technical Support in order to obtain a Return Authorization number. BE SURE TO HAVE YOUR PROOF OF PURCHASE AND A BARCODE FROM THE PRODUCT’S PACKAGING ON HAND WHEN CALLING.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
There’s no need to abandon your present equipment or radically change ® 8-Port Gigabit your way of doing things. This Switch from Linksys allows you to do what you already do–only faster! Apply this switching power to your current Ethernet network, and your data traffic efficiency will improve several times over. -
Page 4: Chapter 2: Getting To Know The Etherfast 8-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switch
Red. The TEMP LED lights up when the operating temper- ature is too high. Green. The Power LED lights up when the Switch is powered Green. The 1000 LED lights up when the port is operating at 1000Mbps. If the LED is off, the port is operating at either 100Mbps or 10Mbps, or it is not active. -
Page 5: Chapter 3: Getting To Know The Etherfast 12-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switch
Red. The TEMP LED lights up when the operating temper- ature is too high. Green. The Power LED lights up when the Switch is powered Green. The 1000 LED lights up when the port is operating at 1000Mbps. If the LED is off, the port is operating at either 100Mbps or 10Mbps, or it is not active. -
Page 6: Switches Versus Hubs
To connect a computer directly to the Switch, plug one end of a standard net- work cable into the switch, and then plug the other end of the cable into the computer’s network adapter. Connecting Your Hardware Together and Booting Up Plug in the Gigabit Ethernet Switch’s power cable. -
Page 7: Tips On Switching Your Network
Crossover cables are used for con- necting a hub or switch to another hub or switch (there is an exception: some hubs and switches have a built-in uplink port that is crossed internally; this allows you to link or connect hubs or switches together with a straight-through cable instead). -
Page 8: Crimping Your Own Network Cables
(NIC) is the typical adapter that allows the PC or server to connect to the intranet and/or Internet. Auto-MDI/MDIX - On a network hub or switch, an auto-MDI/MDIX port automatically senses if it needs to act as a MDI or MDIX port. The auto- MDI/MDIX capability eliminates the need for crossover cables. - Page 9 MDI (Medium Dependent Interface) - On a network hub or switch, a MDI port, also known as an uplink port, connects to another hub or switch using a straight-through cable. To connect a MDI port to a computer, use a crossover cable.
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Page 10: Appendix C: Specifications For The Etherfast 8-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switch
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. -
Page 11: Appendix D: Specifications For The Etherfast
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 12: Appendix F: Contact Information
Appendix F: Contact Information For help with the installation or operation of the Switch, contact Linksys Technical Support at one of the phone numbers or Internet addresses below. Sales Information 800-546-5797 (LINKSYS) Technical Support 800-326-7114 RMA Issues 949-271-5461 949-265-6655 Email support@linksys.com...