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10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch User's Guide
approximately 20 seconds, the green LED lights to indicate
the ready state of the switch.
MII. The MII (Media Independent Interface) is used for
connection between two independent locations up to a
distance of two kilometers. After the system's initial check
and power is on, this LED indicator is ON (green) when a
secured connection is established at the port, otherwise it is
OFF.
Console. This LED indicator is lit when the switch is being
managed via out-of-band/ local console management through
the RS-232 console port using a straight-through serial
cable. When a secured connection is established, this LED
indicator is lit green. Otherwise, it is OFF.
100 M. These LED indicators are illuminated (green) when
a 100 Mbps device is connected to any of the 8 ports or
uplink port. If a 10 Mbps device is connected to any of the 8
ports or uplink port, these LED indicators are OFF.
Link/Act.
These LED indicators are lighted up (green)
when there is a secure connection (or link) to a device at any
of the ports. The LED indicators blink (green) whenever
there is reception or transmission (i.e. Activity--Act) of data
occurring at a port.
FDX/Col. This LED indicator is green when a respective
port is in full duplex (FDX) mode. Otherwise, it is OFF for
half duplex (HDX) operations. It blinks yellow when
collisions are occurring on the respective port.
System Load.
Indicates the current traffic load on the
Switch. The system load bar provides a quick reference of
the current traffic load relative to the capacity. It is a
measure of the number of packets traversing within the
device. Only valid packet and transmit packet are counted.
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Identifying External Components