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Chapter 1: Introduction
The EtherFast
®
Layer 3 Management
4-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switch
Migrate your network to Gigabit speed with the EtherFast Layer 3 Management
4-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switch. Perfect for today's large-scale network
demands, this switch from Linksys delivers Layer 3 switching and blazing
Gigabit transfer speeds for all your network applications.
Layer 3 switches route packets based on IP address, so unlike standard (Layer
2) switches, they can link different subnets without the need for a router, at
much higher speed, and much lower cost. Use the EtherFast 1704 Switch as
your network's backbone, and connect your servers' different subnets at Gigabit
speeds. The four built-in auto MDI/MDI-X ports deliver 8Gbps of non-block-
ing switching performance. And as your needs grow, add Gigabit Ethernet or
Gigabit Fiber ports using the four available expansion slots.
The EtherFast 1704 Switch provides broadcast storm suppression, has hard-
ware MAC and IP address learning, and supports packet filtering and port
security. Partition your network into up to 256 VLANs, using port-based
802.1q tagging. Configuration and monitoring network performance is a snap
using the Web management interface, console, telnet, or SNMP/RMON.
This expandable, managed switch is the perfect solution for your Gigabit enter-
prise backbone.
Features
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4 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet ports
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4 Expansion slots for optional Gigabit Ethernet or Gigabit Fiber Modules
(EFPC2SC, and EFPC2GE)
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Auto MDI/MDI-X on the 4 10/100/1000 Ethernet Ports
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Supports half duplex and full duplex modes for all 10/100/1000BaseTX
ports
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Provides 8Gbps non-blocking switching performance
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Full wire-speed Layer 3 IP Switching
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Provides broadcast storm suppression
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MAC address learning and aging
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Support for up to 256 Port-Based VLANs
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Support up to 9K jumbo frame packet
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Instant EtherFast
Series
®
EtherFast
Layer 3 Management 4-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switch
®
Chapter 2: Getting to Know the
Switch
LEDs
Figure 2-1
Information about the Switch's activity is displayed through its LEDs, shown in
Figure 2-1.
Fan
(Green) The LED will illuminate when a fan has failed.
TEMP
(Green) The LED will illuminate when the switch is overheating.
Power
(Green) The LED will illuminate when the switch is powered on.
1000/100/10 Each port (1-4) has three separate LEDs designating the speed at
which the port is transmitting data. When transmitting at 1000
Mbps or 100 Mbps, the corresponding green LED will illumi-
nate. When transmitting at 10 Mbps, the corresponding yellow
LED with illuminate.
PER PORT
FDX
(Yellow) The LED will illuminate when there are ports operating
in full-duplex mode.
Act
(Green) The LED will illuminate when there are active ports.
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