Des-3010F/Fl/G, Des-3016/Des-3018 Or Des-3026 As A Network Backbone - D-Link DES-3018 User Manual

DES-3010F/DES-3010FL/DES-3010G/DES-3016/DES-3018/DES-3026 Fast Ethernet Switch Manual

DES-3010F/FL/G, DES-3016/DES-3018 or DES-3026 as a Network Backbone

The Switch can be employed as a network backbone for offices or buildings that require many Ethernet
connections within a confined space. Once a high-speed line has been connected from the ISP, the Switch
can farm out connections for various end nodes including PCs, printers, hubs, routers or other switches. The
topology configurations are endless but be sure that connections coming from the Switch are at a equal or
slower speed than the ISP uplink to avoid bottlenecking.
The copper ports operate at a speed of 100Mbps or 10Mbps in full or half duplex mode. The 100BASE-FX
ports can operate at 100Mbps in full duplex mode only. Copper gigabit ports may operate in 1000Mbps in
full-duplex only. SFP gigabit ports operate in 1000Mbps in full-duplex only.
Connections to the Gigabit Ethernet ports are made using a fiber-optic cable or Category 5e copper cable,
depending on the type of port. A valid connection is indicated when the Link LED is lit.
Figure 3- 4. Uplink Connection to a server, PC or switch stack.
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