Chapter 1 Introduction - Surecom EP-824DX-FS User Manual

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1. Introduction
The 24-Port 100/10M N-Way Rack-Mount Smart Switch is the latest design in its N-Way
Switches series for easy installation and high-performance in an environment where
traffic on the network and the number of users increase continuously. Provide 24 ports
100/10M Ethernet Switch support Auto MDI/MDI-X. Small businesses and corporate
branch offices can take full advantage of 100Mbps Fast Ethernet performance and
preserve existing desktop investment with no changes required to PCs, NICs, cabling,
drivers, or PC configurations.
Fiber Slide-in Port
The Switch has a fiber slide-in port. With fiber the workgro up distance could be
extended to 2,000 meters an d solve the distance limit.
Full/Half-Duplex and Easy Expansion
The Switch supports both full/half-duplex on all ports which are able to provide
200Mbps of bandwidth to the connected devices using auto-neg otiation. The Switch
is also expand able by cascading two or more switches together or conn ecting any RJ-
45 (MDI-X) port on the Switch to any device such as a workstation or a server.
Store-and-Forward Scheme
The Switch uses st ore-and forward switching to ensure all error packets wi ll be filtered
and maintain maximum data integrity, even under heavy loading.
Upgrade
Designed for plug-and-play, the Switch is fully compatible with existing Ethernet net-
works,thus saving your current network properties. The 24-Port 100/10M N-Way Rack-
Mount Smart Switch offers a solution in accelerating Ethernet workgroup' bandwidth.
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