Installation guide

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Table of Contents
Electrical Safety and Emission Compliance Statement .......................iii
Welcome to Allied Telesyn .......................................................................... vii
Where to Find Web-based Guides ...................................................................vii
Document Conventions ....................................................................................vii
Contacting Allied Telesyn ...............................................................................viii
Online Support .........................................................................................viii
Telephone and Fax Support.....................................................................viii
E-mail Support ........................................................................................... ix
Returning Products ........................................................................................... ix
FTP Server.......................................................................................................... x
For Sales or Corporate Information .................................................................. x
Tell Us What You Think .................................................................................... x
Chapter 1
Overview ........................................................................................................... 1
10/100 Mbps Twisted Pair Ports........................................................................ 3
Type of Connector........................................................................................ 3
Speed ............................................................................................................ 3
Duplex Mode ................................................................................................ 3
Cabling......................................................................................................... 3
Maximum Distance ..................................................................................... 4
Auto MDI/MDI-X......................................................................................... 4
100 Mbps Fiber Optic Port................................................................................. 5
Type of Connector........................................................................................ 5
Speed ............................................................................................................ 5
Duplex Mode Switch.................................................................................... 5
Cabling......................................................................................................... 5
Maximum Distance ..................................................................................... 6
Introduction to Ethernet Switching .................................................................. 7
MAC Address Table..................................................................................... 7
Store and Forward....................................................................................... 8
Flow Control and Backpresure................................................................... 8
Duplex Mode ................................................................................................ 9
System LEDs .................................................................................................... 10
Network Topologies .......................................................................................... 11