Instant GigabitTM Series EtherFast® 10/100/1000 8-Port GigaSwitch Use this guide to install : EG0008 User Guide COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS Copyright © 2001 Linksys, All Rights Reserved. EtherFast is a registered trademark of Linksys. Microsoft, Windows, and the Windows logo are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks and brand names are the property of their respective proprietors. LIMITED WARRANTY Linksys guarantees that every EtherFast® 10/100/1000 8-Port GigaSwitch is free from physical defects in material and workmanship under normal use for ONE year from the date of purchase. If the product proves defective during this warranty period, call Linksys Customer Support in order to obtain a Return Authorization number. BE SURE TO HAVE YOUR PROOF OF PURCHASE AND A BARCODE FROM THE PRODUCT'S PACKAGING ON HAND WHEN CALLING. RETURN REQUESTS CANNOT BE PROCESSED WITHOUT PROOF OF PURCHASE. 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Linksys reserves the right to revise or update its products, software, or documentation without obligation to notify any individual or entity. Please direct all inquiries to: Linksys P.O. Box 18558, Irvine, CA 92623. FCC STATEMENT The EtherFast® 10/100/1000 8-Port GigaSwitch 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 limits 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 not installed and used according to the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which is found by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: · · · · Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment or device Connect the equipment to an outlet other than the receiver's Consult a dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for assistance UG-EG0008-10711A DG Instant GigabitTM Series EtherFast® 10/100/1000 8-Port GigaSwitch Contents Introduction Your EtherFast®10/100/1000 8-Port GigaSwitch Features Package Contents Getting to Know the EtherFast® 10/100/1000 8-Port GigaSwitch The 10/100/1000 8-Port GigaSwitch's Rear Panel The 10/100/1000 8-Port GigaSwitch's Front Panel Switches Versus Hubs Installing the EtherFast® 10/100/1000 8-Port GigaSwitch Overview Installing the 10/100/1000 8-Port GigaSwitch Connecting Your Hardware Together and Booting Up Tips on Switching Your Network Glossary Specifications Environmental Warranty Information Contact Information 1 1 1 2 Introduction Your EtherFast® 10/100/1000 8-Port GigaSwitch st® 10/100/1000 8-Port GigaSwitch Congratulations on purchasing your new Linksys EtherFast® 10/100/1000 8Port GigaSwitch for your network's 10/100/1000 migration needs. The new standard in networking is here! The EtherFast® 10/100/1000 8-Port GigaSwitch allows you to take your network to a whole new level of productivity--and you can do it using you existing architecture. There's no need to abandon your present equipment or radically change your way of doing things. This new GigaSwitch from Linksys allows you to do what you already do well--just faster! Apply this switching power to your current Ethernet network, and your data traffic efficiency will improve several times over. Connect your Gigabitequipped workstations to the Switch's 10/100/1000 ports for full-duplex, dedicated bandwidth of up to 2000Mbps--the speed is yours! With the EtherFast®10/100/1000 8-Port GigaSwitch, you can connect your existing 10/100 Ethernet network to your Gigabit server backbone without any additional equipment. In addition, the Gigaswitch has easy, hassle-free setup with no configuration required. The EtherFast® 10/100/1000 8-Port GigaSwitch from Linksys is an all-in-one solution for both Gigabit and Fast Ethernet networking needs. Features · 8 Port 10/100/1000Mbps Auto-Detect Half/Full Duplex Switch Ports · Head of Line Blocking Prevention · Up to 8K MAC Addresses Table/Hashing Algorithm on Address Learning · Support Store and Forward Architecture and Performs Forwarding and Filtering at Non-blocking Full Wire Speed · Supports Aging Function and 802.3x Flow Control for Full Duplex and Back-Pressure Function for Half-Duplex Operation · Supports Congestion Flow Control · Provides 6 LEDs per Port to Indicate the Packets Traffic Pattern and Link Status · Signal Regeneration Ensures Data Transfer Integrity · Free Technical Support--24 Hours a Day, 7 Days a Week for North America Only · One-Year Limited Warranty 3 3 3 5 6 6 6 6 7 8 12 12 13 14 1 Instant GigabitTM Series EtherFast® 10/100/1000 8-Port GigaSwitch Package Contents Getting to Know the EtherFast® 10/100/1000 8-Port GigaSwitch The 10/100/1000 8-Port GigaSwitch's Rear Panel The 8-Port GigaSwitch's Power Connection Power · · · · One 10/100/1000 8-Port GigaSwitch One AC Power Cord Mounting Brackets and Screws (not pictured) One User Guide and Registration Card The Power port is where you will connect the included power cord. The 10/100/1000 8-Port GigaSwitch's Front Panel Ports 1-8 These eight LAN (Local Area Network) ports connect to network devices, such as PCs, print servers, network attached storage, and remote hard drives at 10/100/1000Mbps. Or, they can be used to expand your network by connecting to a 1000Mbps hub or switch. When connecting to a PC equipped with an Instant Gigabit Network Adapter, just plug one end of a Category 5e cable into the RJ-45 port on the Adapter and the other end into one of the ports on the GigaSwitch. 2 3 Instant GigabitTM Series EtherFast® 10/100/1000 8-Port GigaSwitch Switches Versus Hubs Your GigaSwitch boosts your network performance several times over, conserving your time, money and resources. The Switch's 10/100/1000 feature gives you a key advantage over other forms of networking by upgrading speed-critical network segments to 1000Mbps while allowing existing 10BaseT and 100BaseTX networks to operate with the Switch. Allowing 10BaseT and 100BaseTX hardware speeds to run alongside each other eliminates the need to purchase new hardware, rewire and reconfigure an entire site all at once. This scalability factor ensures that Fast Ethernet will not fall obsolete to upgrades in speed standards and maintains use of all your old equipment until you decide to buy speedier replacements. Switches also feature full-duplex data transfer, meaning that all computers on the switch can "talk" to the switch at the same time. Plus, switches can send and receive data simultaneously to all connections, whereas a hub cannot. A hub simply works with one computer at a time and only sends or receives data, since it cannot handle two way communication. In addition to full-duplex transfer, your Switch surges your network with dedicated bandwidth to each node. For instance, if you connect 8 computers to your EtherFast 10/100/1000 8-Port GigaSwitch , then each computer will get a dedicated bandwidth of 2000Mbps at full duplex transfer. If you run 8 computers from a 100Mbps hub, then each computer will only share a part of the 100Mbps bandwidth. A network without a switch is called a shared network because every node on the network competes for a fraction of the total bandwidth. In a shared network, data packets are randomly broadcasted to all stations until they discover their intended destination. Consequently, considerable time and bandwidth is wasted on data packets swimming along network lines before they find their correct address. A switch, on the other hand, looks at the address for each data packet and delivers it directly to the correct destination. Gigabit Ethernet is ideal for deployment as a backbone interconnect, and as a connection to high-performance servers. With the addition of Gigabit Ethernet, Ethernet delivers scalable solution (10/100/1000 Mbps) for the LAN from the desktop to the workgroup, and the backbone. The LED Indicators Power Green. The Power LED lights up when the Switch is powered on. Green. The 1000 LED lights up when the port is operating at 1000Mbps. If the LED is off, the port is operating at either 100Mbps, 10Mbps, or it is not active. Green. The 100 LED lights up when the port is operating at 100Mbps. If this LED is off, the port is operating at either 1000Mbps, 10Mbps, or it is not active. Amber. The 10 LED lights up when the port is operating at 10Mbps. If this LED is off, the port is operating at either 1000Mbpd, 100Mbps, or it is not active. Green. The TX (Transmit) LED flickers when data is being transmitted through the port. When the LED is off, there is no data being transferred through the port. Amber. The RX (Receive) LED flickers when data is being received through the port. When the LED is off, there is no data being transferred through the port. Green. If the FD/COL (Full Duplex/Collision) LED is lit up continuously, the connection made through the corresponding port is running in Full Duplex mode. If the LED is flickering, the port is experiencing data collisions. Infrequent collisions are normal. If this LED is flickering too often, there may be a problem with your connection. 1000 100 10 TX RX FD/COL 4 5 Instant GigabitTM Series EtherFast® 10/100/1000 8-Port GigaSwitch Installing the EtherFast® 10/100/1000 8-Port GigaSwitch Overview Installing your EtherFast® 10/100/1000 8-Port GigaSwitch may involve installing both an adapter and the GigaSwitch. If you are integrating these items into an existing nework, some additional steps may be necessary involving settings for your existing equipment. Consult your Network Administrator for more information about how the GigaSwitch will interface with your existing network components. Installing 10/100/1000 The 8-Port Gigaswitch Connecting Computers To Your Switch Your Switch's front panel has eight RJ-45 ports. Each 10/100/1000 port automatically detects the speed and duplex of the attached cabling to a network card, switch, hub, etc. The ports operate in either full or half duplex, which lets you run at speeds of 2000Mbps, 1000Mbps, 200Mbps, 100Mbps, or 10Mbps. Each 10/100/1000 port on your Switch can connect to workstations, file servers, hubs, repeaters, bridges, routers or other switches. Connections to the switch require UTP Category 5 network cabling (UTP Category 5e for Gigabit connections--UTP Category 3 can be used with 10Mbps connections) with RJ-45 tips, not to exceed 100 meters (328 feet) in length. To connect a computer directly to the switch, plug one end of a standard network cable into the switch, then plug the other end of the cable into the computer's network adapter. Connecting Your Hardware Together and Booting Up Plug in the GigaSwitch's power cable. The Power LED will light up. As devices make connections to the Switch's ports, each port's corresponding TX or RX LED will light up. The remaining LEDs will also light up according to how your connection is made, e.g. full or half duplex, 10Mbps, 100Mbps, or 1000Mbps. If the Switch experiences excessive data collisions, verify that your network cabling is securely crimped and installed properly. Tips on Switching Your Network Tips on Switching Your Network Here are some of the ways your new EtherFast® 10/100/1000 8-Port GigaSwitch can help you optimize your network speed. · Speed up Nodes From Your 10BaseT Network In a 10BaseT network, connect your hubs, file servers, and key users, such as network administrators, directly to your Switch to channel dedicated bandwidth in full-duplex mode (if operating in full-duplex) to each station. The Switch will have dedicated communication with all its connections simultaneously, whereas a hub will only communicate in half-duplex transfer mode and broadcasts information to all ports. · Conservi ...