Digitus DN-8007C1 User Manual

User’s Guide

DN-8007C1

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ABOUT THIS GUIDE...................................................... 2

TERMS........................................................................... 2

OVERVIEW OF THIS USER’S GUIDE .................................. 2

INTRODUCTION ............................................................ 3

GIGABIT ETHERNET TECHNOLOGY................................... 3

SWITCHING TECHNOLOGY............................................... 4

FEATURES ..................................................................... 5

UNPACKING AND SETUP............................................. 6

UNPACKING ................................................................... 6

SETUP ........................................................................... 6

IDENTIFYING EXTERNAL COMPONENTS.................. 7

FRONT PANEL ................................................................ 7

REAR PANEL.................................................................. 7

LED INDICATORS ........................................................... 8

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS .................................... 9

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BOUT THIS GUIDE

This user’s guide tells you how to install your 5-Port
1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet Switch, how to connect it
to your Gigabit Ethernet network.

Terms

For simplicity, this documentation uses the terms
“Switch” (first letter upper case) to refer to the 5-Port
1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet Switch, and “switch” (first
letter lower case) to refer to all Ethernet switches,
including the 5-Port 1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet
Switch.

Overview of this User’s Guide

Introduction. Describes the Switch and its features.

Unpacking and Setup. Helps you get started with the
basic installation of the Switch.

Identifying External Components. Describes the front
panel, rear panel and LED indicators of the Switch.

Technical Specifications. Lists all the technical
specifications of the Switch.

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INTRODUCTION

This section describes the features of the 5-Port
1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet Switch, as well as
providing some background information about Gigabit
Ethernet and switching technology.

Gigabit Ethernet Technology

Gigabit Ethernet is an extension of IEEE 802.3 Ethernet
utilizing the same packet structure, format, and support
for CSMA/CD protocol, full duplex, flow control, and
management objects, but with a tenfold increase in
theoretical throughput over 100-Mbps Fast Ethernet and
a hundredfold increase over 10-Mbps Ethernet. Since it is
compatible with all 10-Mbps and 100-Mbps Ethernet
environments, Gigabit Ethernet provides a
straightforward upgrade without wasting a company’s
existing investment in hardware, software, and trained
personnel.

The increased speed and extra bandwidth offered by
Gigabit Ethernet is essential to coping with the network
bottlenecks that frequently develop as computers and
their busses get faster and more users use applications
that generate more traffic. Upgrading key components,
such as your backbone and servers to Gigabit Ethernet
can greatly improve network response times as well as
significantly speed up the traffic between your subnets.

Gigabit Ethernet supports video conferencing, complex
imaging, and similar data-intensive applications.
Likewise, since data transfers occur 10 times faster than

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