Connecting Networking Devices To Your Switch; Connecting Your Switch To Your Computers; Connecting Your Switch To Another Switch - Belkin F5D5131-16 - 10/100 Switch User Manual

CONNECTING NETWORKING DEVICES TO YOUR SWITCH

Connecting your Switch to your Computers

1. Power down all your equipment.
2. Connect an Ethernet cable between each computer's network interface card and
one of the numbered ports on the front of the Switch.
3. All switch ports can automatically negotiate speeds and full- and half-duplex
modes to allow users to attach 10/100Base-Tx network devices.
4. Connect the power adapter cord into the power adapter socket in the rear of the
Switch; now plug the adapter cord into a power source (wall jack or power strip).

Connecting your Switch to another Switch

1. Connect a 10/100 Ethernet cable between one of the numbered ports on the front
of the Switch and one of the numbered ports on the other Switch you are
cascading or connecting to.
2. All switch ports can automatically negotiate speeds and full- and half-duplex
modes to allow users to attach 10/100Base-Tx network switches or hubs.
3. All ports support auto MDI and MDIX functionality. When cascading or connecting
switches or hubs, the user can use a straight-through or crossover cable.
Important: When connecting two switches together, use a single cable. If multiple
cables are used, loops may occur resulting in unwanted collisions. This will result in
poor network performance.
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