Connecting Devices To The Switch - NETGEAR FS518 Installation Manual

Connecting Devices to the Switch

To connect devices to the switch:
Connect the devices to the 10/100 Mbps ports on the switch, using Category 5 UTP cable.
1.
Note: Ethernet specifications limit the cable length between your PC or server and the
switch to 328 feet (100 meters) in length.
Connect one end of the fiber cable to the Gigabit uplink port and the other end to the
2.
linking server or network device.
Note: Gigabit Ethernet fiber cable lengths are 260 m with 62.5 µm multimode fiber and
525 m with 50 µm multimode fiber.
Ensure that the Tx (transmit data) Gigabit fiber connector of the Model FS518 switch is
attached to the Rx (receive data) Gigabit fiber connector of the remote partner using one of the
pairs of the fiber cable, as illustrated in
of the switch is attached to the Tx Gigabit fiber connector of the remote partner using the other
pair from the same fiber cable.
Model FS518 switch
Tx
Rx
Figure 4-2. Tx/Rx Connection Between Switches
Connect one end of the AC power cord to the power outlet on the rear panel of the switch
3.
and the other end of the AC power cord to the wall outlet.
Refer to Figure 4-3
Installation
Installation Guide for the Model FS518 Fast Ethernet Switch
Figure
Remote Partner
Tx
Rx
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on page 4-6 when connecting the Model FS518 switch.
4-2. Be sure that the Rx Gigabit fiber connector
4-5