Front Panel
The front panel of the switch has eight ports and an array of LED
indicators to provide you with instant feedback on the status of
the switch.
Figure 1: Front Panel of FNSW-8086F/ FNSW-8088F
Ports
Ports of this switch are capable of accepting 100BASE-FX with
ST interface connections. For FNSW-8086F, the two TP ports
support 10/100BASE-TX with Cat. 3, 4, 5 (100Mbps) twisted
pairs connection.
When connects to a 100BASE-TX network, the ports operate at
100Mbps in half-duplex mode and 200Mbps in full-duplex mode.
When connects to a 10BASE-T network, the ports operate at
10Mbps in half-duplex mode and 20Mbps in full-duplex mode.
With the fiber-optic port , when it connects to a 100BASE-FX
network, the ports operate at 100Mbps in half-duplex mode and
200Mbps in full-duplex mode (default).
The maximum range of a 100BASE-TX network connected to
the switch is 100 meters with Category 5 shielded twisted-pair
and unshielded twisted-pair (STP/UTP) cable. A 10BASE-T
network may range up to 100 meters with Category 3, 4, or 5
STP/UTP cable.
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