Instant Gigabit Series EtherFast® 10/100/1000 8+1 Workgroup GigaSwitch Use this guide to install : EG0801W 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+1 Workgroup 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+1 Workgroup GigaSwitch has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B 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-EG0801W-10208NC DG Instant Gigabit Series EtherFast® 10/100/1000 8+1 Workgroup GigaSwitch Contents Introduction Your EtherFast®10/100/1000 8+1 Workgroup GigaSwitch Features Package Contents Getting to Know the EtherFast® 10/100/1000 8+1 Workgroup GigaSwitch The 10/100/1000 Workgroup GigaSwitch's Rear Panel The 10/100/1000 Workgroup GigaSwitch's Front Panel Planning Your Network Overview Switches Versus Hubs 1 1 1 2 3 3 4 5 5 5 Introduction Your EtherFast® 10/100/1000 8+1 Workgroup GigaSwitch st® 10/100/1000 8+1 Workgroup Gigaswitch Congratulations on purchasing your new Linksys EtherFast® 10/100/1000 Workgroup GigaSwitch for your network's 10/100/1000 migration needs. The EtherFast® 10/100/1000 Workgroup GigaSwitch is the easiest, most versatile way to boost your network's performance while migrating to the speed and power of Gigabit. Unlike hubs that ration your network bandwidth and may slow down with high data traffic, your Linksys Switch fuels each of your computers with full duplex transfer mode on top of dedicated bandwidth to unleash your network speed. In migrating your network to Fast Ethernet's 1000Mbps speed, your new Linksys 10/100/1000 GigaSwitch is ready to go to work for you immediately. Apply this switching power to your network, and your data traffic efficiency improves several times over. Connect your file server to the Gigabit port, and speed up access time for all your users in just one move. And when you're ready, switch your way to full duplex speeds of up to 2000Mbps--the speed is yours! Every Switch packs a complete suite of advanced data error detection features for surefire communication every time. Auto partitioning and data collision control ensure that not a single bit is lost during even the heaviest moments of network traffic. Built to last, your new EtherFast® 10/100/1000 Workgroup GigaSwitch delivers optimal high-end video, gaming, multimedia, database, and other speed-intensive applications at blazing speeds. Features · 8 Port 10/100 Mbps Auto-Detect Half/Full Duplex Switch Ports and 1 Gbps Full Duplex Switch Port · Internal Built-In 256KB SRAM for Buffer Memory · Capable of Storing Up to 4096 MAC Addresses with Address Learning · Supports Store and Forward Architecture · Non-BLocking Shared Memory Architecture · Supports Aging Function and 802.3x Flow Control for Full Duplex and Back-Pressure Function for Half-Duplex Operation · Supports Congestion Flow Control · Provides 3 LEDs per Port to Indicate the Packets Traffic Pattern · 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 1 Installing the EtherFast® 10/100/1000 8+1 Workgroup GigaSwitch onto Your Network 7 Overview 7 Installing the Workgroup GigaSwitch 7 Connecting Your Hardware Together and Booting Up 8 Tips on Switching Your Network 9 Glossary Specifications Environmental Warranty Information Contact Information 10 14 14 15 16 Instant Gigabit Series EtherFast® 10/100/1000 8+1 Workgroup GigaSwitch Package Contents Getting to Know the EtherFast® 10/100/1000 Workgroup GigaSwitch The 10/100/1000 Workgroup GigaSwitch's Rear Panel · · · · One 10/100/1000 8+1 Workgroup Gigaswitch® One AC Power Adapter One Stacking/Wall Mounting Module One User Guide and Registration Card The Workgroup GigaSwitch's Ports GigaSwitch The GigaSwitch port is used to connect to the PC into which you have installed an 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 a Category 5e crossover cable from the GigaSwitch port to the uplink port on the 1000Mbps hub or switch. When connecting to an Instant Gigabit Network Adapter, just plug one end of a Category 5e crossover cable into the RJ-45 port on the Adapter and the other end into the GigaSwitch port on the GigaSwitch. These eight LAN (Local Area Network) ports connect to network devices, such as PCs, print servers, network attached storage, and remote hard drives at 10/100Mbps. The Power port is where you will connect the power adapter. Ports 1-8 Power 2 3 Instant Gigabit Series EtherFast® 10/100/1000 8+1 Workgroup GigaSwitch The LED Indicators The 10/100/1000 Workgroup GigaSwitch's Front Panel Planning Your Network Overview Building a Gigabit network involves more topology rules in addition to the 10BaseT/100BaseT network rules. These rules specify distance limitations and cabling specifications. Data loss, collisions, and other network problems causing down time are likely to occur if the rules below are not followed. · Use UTP Category 5 (or better) Ethernet cabling with four pairs of wires and RJ-45 tips for all Fast Ethernet connections. Gigabit connections should use Category 5e (or better). · Use the chart below to position your switches, hubs and workstations. From Switch Hub* Switch or Hub To Switch or Hub* Hub* Workstation 1 Maximum Distance 100 meters (328 feet) 1 5 meters (16.4 feet) 1 100 meters (328 feet) 1 Power Amber. The Power LED lights up when the Switch is powered on. 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. 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. 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. 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. Green. The 1000 Link/Act LED lights up when the Gigabit port is operating at 1000Mbps. Green. The 1000 FD/Col LED lights up continuously when the switch is operating at 2000Mbps and flickers when experiencing data collisions. Link/Act FD/Col *Hub refers to any type of 100Mbps hub, including regular hubs and stackable hubs. A 10Mbps hub connected to another 10Mbps hub can span up to 100 meters (328 feet). · No more than two hubs should be uplinked in a row in a Fast Ethernet network. A set of stacked hubs, which must be stacked with a stacking cable, counts as one hub or node on the network. · In Fast Ethernet networks, your 10/100 Switch acts as a repeater, regenerating data signals before passing them on to the next device. Passive hubs do not function as repeaters. Switches Versus Hubs Your Workgroup GigaSwitch boosts your network performance several times over, conserving your time, money and resources. The scalability of your Switch, its full duplex data transfer and dedicated bandwidth all contribute to maximizing efficiency in your Fast Ethernet network. Your Switch's 10/100 feature gives you a key advantage over other forms of networking by upgrading speed-critical network segments to 100Mbps while allowing existing 10BaseT networks to operate with the Switch. Allowing 10BaseT and 100BaseTX hardware speeds to run alongside each other elimi5 10/100 1000 1000 Link/Act 1000 FD/Col 4 Instant Gigabit Series EtherFast® 10/100/1000 8+1 Workgroup GigaSwitch nates 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. Scalability allows you to budget for your networking needs over time. Now networks can run fast and slow segments at the same time for different users and departments. 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 five computers to your EtherFast 10/100/1000 8+1 Workgroup GigaSwitch, then each computer will get a dedicated bandwidth of 100Mbps at full duplex transfer. If you run 5 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 between 10/100BASE-T switches, 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. Installing the EtherFast® 10/100/1000 8+1 Workgroup GigaSwitch onto Your Network Overview Installing your EtherFast® 10/100/1000 8+1 Workgroup GigaSwitch may involve installing both an adapter and the GigaSwitch. If you a ...