ABOUT THIS GUIDE................................................................................................................................................................. 9
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INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................................................................... 10
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Ports ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 11
Performance features ............................................................................................................................................................ 12
Management.......................................................................................................................................................................... 12
UNPACKING AND SETUP ..................................................................................................................................................... 13
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Desktop or Shelf Installation................................................................................................................................................. 13
Rack Installation ................................................................................................................................................................... 14
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Power Failure ....................................................................................................................................................................... 15
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100BASE-TX Module ............................................................................................................................................................ 18
100BASE-FX (SC) Fiber Module .......................................................................................................................................... 18
100BASE-FX (MT-RJ) Fiber Module.................................................................................................................................... 18
1000BASE-SX Gigabit Module ............................................................................................................................................. 19
1000BASE-LX Gigabit Module ............................................................................................................................................. 19
1000BASE-T Copper Gigabit Module................................................................................................................................... 20
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CONNECTING THE SWITCH ............................................................................................................................................... 21
10BASE-T Device.................................................................................................................................................................. 22
100BASE-TX Device ............................................................................................................................................................. 22
SWITCH MANAGEMENT CONCEPTS ............................................................................................................................... 23
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Aging Time ............................................................................................................................................................................ 26
Filtering Database ................................................................................................................................................................ 26
STA Operation Levels............................................................................................................................................................ 27
On the Bridge Level ............................................................................................................................................................................... 27
On the Port Level ................................................................................................................................................................................... 27
User-Changeable STA Parameters ....................................................................................................................................... 27
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