Getting To Know The Etherfast; Workgroup Gigaswitch; The 10/100/1000 Workgroup Gigaswitch's Rear Panel; The 10/100/1000 Workgroup Gigaswitch's Front Panel - Linksys EG0801SK User Manual

Getting to Know the EtherFast

10/100/1000 Workgroup
GigaSwitch

The 10/100/1000 Workgroup GigaSwitch's Rear Panel

The Workgroup GigaSwitch's Ports
GigaSwitch The GigaSwitch port is used to connect to the PC
into which you have installed your Instant Gigabit
Network Adapter. Or, it can be used to expand your
network by connecting to a 1000Mbps hub or
switch, which is done by simply running the includ-
ed Category 5e cable from the GigaSwitch port to
the uplink port on the 1000Mbps hub or switch.
When connecting to your Instant Gigabit Network
Adapter, just plug one end of the included Category
5e cable into the RJ-45 port on the Adapter and the
other end into the GigaSwitch port on the
GigaSwitch.
Ports 1-8 These eight LAN (Local Area Network) ports con-
nect to network devices, such as PCs, print servers,
network attached storage, and remote hard drives at
10/100Mbps.
Power The Power port is where you will connect the
power adapter.
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Instant Gigabit Series
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EtherFast ® 10/100/1000 8+1 Workgroup GigaSwitch Starter Kit

The 10/100/1000 Workgroup GigaSwitch's Front Panel

The LED Indicators
Power Amber. The Power LED lights up when the Switch is pow-
ered on.
Link/Act Green. The Link/Act LED serves two purposes. If the LED
is continuously lit up, the Switch is successfully connected to
a device through the corresponding port (1 through 8). If the
LED is flickering, the GigaSwitch is actively sending or
receiving data over that port.
FD/Col Green. The FD/Col LED also serves two purposes. If this
LED is lit up continuously, the connection made through the
corresponding port is running in Full Duplex mode. If the
LED flickers, the connection is experiencing collisions.
Infrequent collisions are normal.
If this LED flickers too often, there may be a problem with
your network.
10/100 Amber. The 10/100 LED lights up for any port when that port
is operating at 100Mbps. If the LED is off while the network
is operating, the port is operating at 10Mbps.
1000 Amber. The 1000 LED lights up when the Gigaswitch port is
operating at 1000Mbps. If the LED is flickering, data is
being transmitted through the port.
1000 Link/Act Green. The 1000 Link/Act LED lights up when the Gigabit
port is operating at 1000Mbps.
1000 FD/Col Green. The 1000 FD/Col LED lights up continuously when
the switch is operating at 2000Mbps and flickers when expe-
riencing data collisions.
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