NETGEAR FS108, FS104 Installation manual

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Congratulation s on your purchase of the NETGEA R™ Model FS102, Model FS104, or Model FS108 Fast Ethernet Switch—a low-cost, high-performance network solution designed to support power workgroups operating at 10 megabits per second (Mbps) or 100 Mbps.

In this installation guide that describes how to install and use the switches, all three switches are referred to collectively as the Model FS102/FS104/FS108 switch. Each switch is listed individually when information is provided that refers to a specific model.

Features

The Model FS102/FS104/FS108 switch has the following features:

• Two (Model FS102 switc h), four (Model FS104 swit ch), and eight (Model FS 108 switch) vista automatic speed-sensing 10/100 Mbps Ethernet ports that provide fast information exchange, resource sharing, and client or peer-to-peer communication using standard Category 5 unshielded twisted pair (UTP) cable

• Automatic address learning function to build the packet forwarding information table (The table contains up to 8,000 MAC addresses; that is, the switch can support networks with as many as 8,000 devices.)

• Autosensing full-duplex or half-duplex mode of operation (Full-duplex mode doubles throughput of point-to-point connections by letting individual ports transmit and receive concurrently when the connecting device also supports full-duplex mode.)

• Wire-speed filtering and forwardi ng to supp ort the “tr affic cop” functio n by directin g traffic to the appropriate port or network segment without slowing down the traffic

• Easy plug-and-play installation with no software to configure, which saves time and minimizes the potential for configuration errors

• Normal/Uplink p ush button to simplify ne twork extensi on (The s witch can be connected to another switch or hub using a standard , straight-through cable.)

• Two vista RJ-45 connec tor ports on the Model FS102 swit ch, four vista RJ-45 connector ports on the Model FS104 switch, and eight vista RJ-45 connector ports on the Model FS108 switch (Each port has built-in LEDs to monitor individual port status.)

• LEDs that provide network traffic status and data transmission sp eed

• IEEE 8023u standard compliance, allowing incorporation with other 100BASE-TX Fast Ethernet (100 Mb ps) products

• IEEE 802.3 10BASE-T standard compliance

• Compact, sturdy metal case design that enables easy desktop, wall-mount, or under-desk installation

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Package Contents

Model FS102 switch

FS102

FAST ETHERNET SWITCH

100 Mbps

Collision

LINK Rx

FAST ETHERNET SWITCH

Power

Model FS108 switch

FAST ETHERNET SWITCH

FS108

100 Mbps

12345678

Collision

Power

234 5678

LINK Rx

Wall mount

installation kit

Installation guide,

Warranty & Owner

Registration Card,

and Support

Information Card

Verify that your package contains the following:

• Model FS102, Mo del FS104, or Model FS108 switch

• Mounting kit (for wall installation)

• This installation guide

• Warranty & Owner Registration Card

• Support Information Card

• AC power cord and universal power cord adapter

Model FS104 switch

FS104

100 Mbps

1234

Collision

AC power cord

LINK Rx

Universal power cord adapter

8900FA

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Power

Product Illustration

Front Panel of the Model FS102 switch

FAST ETHERNET SWITCH

100 Mbps

Collision

Front Panel of the Model FS104 switch

Front Panel of the Model FS108 switch

Power

FAST ETHERNET SWITCH

100 Mbps

1234

Collision

Power

FS104

100 Mbps ports

FS102

LINK Rx

Normal/Uplink push button

LINK Rx

FAST ETHERNET SWITCH

Power

FS108

100 Mbps

12345678

Collision

234 5678

LINK Rx

8899FA

Fast Ethernet Vista Ports with Built-in LEDs

All of the ports on the sw itch are 10/100 Mbps Ethernet po rts. The network ac cess speed for the ports is automatically sensed and d isplayed on the front panel by the 100 Mbps LEDs.

Each port support s only unshielded twisted pair (UTP) cable using an 8-pin RJ-45 plug. Each port uses vista RJ-45 connectors that have two LEDs—the Link LED and the FDX LED.

Link LED

FDX LED

8724EB

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LEDs

This table describes the activity of the Model FS102/FS104/FS108 switch LEDs.

Label Color Activity Description

Pwr (Power) Green On

Rx/Tx/Collision Green

100 Mbps Green On

Link (located at the top left corner of each vista 10BASE-T port)

FDX (located at the top right corner of each vista 10BASE-T port)

Off Blinking

Yellow

Blinking

Off

Green On

Off

Green On

Off

Power is supplied to the switch. Power is disconnected.

Packet transmission or reception is occurring on the port. Data collisions are occurring on the port. The blinking action corresponds to the number of collisions. When a collision occurs, the connected device pauses and transmits again after waiting a specified time. Note that occasional collisions are normal.

The port is operating at 100 Mbps. The port is operating at 10 Mbps.

A valid link is established on the port. A link is not established on the port.

The port is operating in full-duplex mode. The port is operating in half-duplex mode.

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Normal/Uplink Push Button

The Normal/Uplink push button on the front panel of the switch allows you to select u plin k (MDI) or normal (MDI-X) wiring for either of the Ethernet ports on the Model FS102 switch, port 4 on the Model FS104 switch, or port 8 on the Model FS108 switch. These ports are configured for normal wiring to connect to a PC when the push button position is out. When the push button is pressed in, these port s are configured for uplink wirin g to connect to anot her switch or to a hub , using a straight-through twisted pair cable.

Rear Panel

The rear panel of the Model FS102/FS104/FS108 switch has full-duplex (FDX) and auto-duplex (AUTO) toggle switches and a power adapter receptacle for the supplied power adapter.

12Vdc 1.2A

10/100 Mbps

FDX -

Force port to operate at Full Duplex and Half Duplex mode.

AUTO -

Enable port to determine duplex mode automatically. Default is Half Duplex.

FDX AUTO

– +

Rear Panel of the Model FS102 switch

Power receptacle

FDX -

Force port to operate at Full Duplex and Half Duplex mode.

AUTO -

Enable port to determine duplex mode automatically. Default is Half Duplex.

10/100 Mbps

12Vdc 1.2A

FDX AUTO

– +

Rear Panel of the Model FS104 switch

FDX -

Force port to operate at Full Duplex and Half Duplex mode.

AUTO -

Enable port to determine duplex mode automatically. Default is Half Duplex.

10/100 Mbps

1234567

12Vdc 1.2A

FDX AUTO

– +

Rear Panel of the Model FS108 switch

8901FA

FDX/AUT O Duplex Toggle Switches

Full-duplex mode is supported for all 10/100 Mbps ports and allows the port to transmit and receive data at the same time. Full-duplex operation applies only to point-to-point access (for example, when a switch is connected to a PC, a server, or another switch).

Setting the toggle switch to AUTO on the 10/100 Mbps port enables the port to determine duplex mode automatically. In this mode of operation, the 10/100 Mbps port operates in either full- or half-duplex, depending on the operating mode of the remote port. If the remote port cannot provide the proper signal to indicate its capability, the 10/100 Mbps port on the switch defaults to half-duplex mode. Repeaters and hubs use a common collision domain for all communications and cannot commu nicate in ful l-du plex mode. The assoc iated 1 0 Mbp s port on the swi tch sho uld be set to auto-duplex operatio n whe n conn e ct ing to thes e type s of devices.

One toggle switch is assigned to each 10/100 Mbps port and can be set to full-duplex (FDX) mode or auto-duplex (AUTO) mode.

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