24 Ports NWay Switching Hub User's Guide V2.
FCC Warning This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limitations are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if no installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
Table of Contents 1. Unpacking Information 2. Introduction To 24 Port NWay Switch 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.3.1 2.3.1.1 2.3.2 2.3.2.1 2.3.2.2 2.4 2.4.1 3. General Description Key Features The Front Panel System LEDs Power LED Port LEDs Speed LED Link/Act LED The Rear Panel Power Connecting Installing And Using 24 Port NWay Switch 3.1 3.1.1 3.1.2 3.1.3 3.1.3.1 3.1.3.
1. Unpacking Information Thank you for purchasing the 24-port NWay switch. Before you start, please check all the contents of this package. The product package should include the following: 1. One 24-port NWay switch 2. One power cord 3. Rubber foot 4. Rack-mount brackets and screws 5.
2. Introduction To 24 Port NWay Switch 2.1 General Description The device is a powerful, high-performance Fast Ethernet switching hub, with all 24 ports capable of 10 or 100Mbps auto-negotiation operation (NWay) which means the switch could automatically negotiate with the connected partners on the network speed and duplex mode. It is ideal for micro-segmenting large networks into smaller, connected subnets for improved performance, enabling the bandwidth demanding multimedia and imaging applications.
2.2 Key Features The switch provides the following key features: Complies with 10BASE-T specifications of the IEEE802.3 standard Complies with 100BASE-TX specifications of the IEEE802.
The rich diagnostic LEDs on the front-panel can provide the operating status of individual port and whole system. The following table is a summary for LEDs definition. Type System LED Power Port LEDs 10/100M Link/Act Status Green Off Green Off Green Blinking Green Off Operation Power is on Power is off Connected as 100Mbps Connected as 10Mbps The port is connected There is traffic transverses the port No connection 2.3.
2.3.2.2 Link/Act LED Every port has a Link/Activity LED. Steady light (link state) indicated that the port has good linkage to its associated device. Flashing green indicates there is traffic transverses the port. If the port is connected but the Link/Activity LED is dark, check the following items: 1. The switching hub and the connected device’s power are on or not. 2. The port’s cable is firmly seated in its connectors in the switching hub and in the associated device. 3.
3. Installing And Using 24 Port NWay Switch 3.1 Installing The 24 Port NWay Switch The hub does not require software configuration. Users can immediately use any of the features of this product simply by attaching the cables and turning the power on. 3.1.1 Desktop Installation Locate the switching hub on the desktop and place the hub on a clean, flat desk or table close to a power outlet. Plug in all network connections and the power cord, then the system is ready.
3.1.2 Rack-Mount Installation (Rack-mount kit is optional) The switching hub may standalone, or may be mounted in a standard 19-inch equipment rack. Rack mounting produces an orderly installation when you have a number of related network devices. The switching hub is supplied with two optional rack mounting brackets and screws. These are used for rack mounting the unit. Rack Mounting the Switch The switching hub should be able to fit in the 19 inch rack. 1.
4. Switch Operation 4.1 MAC Address Table and Learning The switching hub is implemented with a MAC address table which is composed of many entries. Each entry is used to store the address information of network nodes on the network, including MAC address, port ID, etc. The information is the most important base to do packet filtering and forwarding. When one packet comes in from any port, the switching hub will learn the source address, port ID, and the other related information in address table.
5. Product Specifications Standard IEEE802.3, 10BASE-T IEEE802.
