User's Manual

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z Switch to other devices
The 8-Port 10/100Mbps Switch can be connected to another switch or
other devices (routers, bridges, etc.) via a two-pair Category 3, 4, 5
UTP/STP Straight-Through or Crossover cable. A Category 5 cable
must be used for 100Mbps operation. The connection can be
accomplished from any (MDI-X) port on the 8-Port 10/100Mbps
Switch to any of the 10Mbps or 100Mbps (MDI-X) ports on another
switch or other devices.
z Port Speed & Duplex Mode
After plugging the selected cable to a specific port, the system uses
auto-negotiation to determine the transmission mode, auto-detecting the
network speed (10Mbps or 100Mbps) for any new twisted-pair
connection.
If the attached device does not support auto-negotiation or has
auto-negotiation disabled, an auto-sensing process is initiated to select
the speed and half-duplex mode is selected.