
16 Port 10/100 Mbps Nway Switch RC412
User Manual

16 Port 10/100 Mbps Nway Switch RC412 User Manual
Introduction
The 16-Port NWay Switch is designed to for the needs of small
enterprise and home networks. Its easy installation can boost network
performance just in a couple of minutes. With its Auto-Negotiation
capability, all ports can be configured to its optimum speed of
10/20Mbps or 100/200Mbps automatically. It eliminates bottlenecks and
bandwidth constraints, optimizes network performance. Inevitably the
16-Port NWay Switch is your best choose to improve network
performance with the highest performance/price ratio.
Key Features
z 10/100Mbps twisted-pair ports with Auto-negotiation
z Bridging capability for 100Mbps and 10Mbps segments
z Provides Store-and-Forward Switching Architecture
z Supports Auto MDI/MDI-X
z Supports IEEE802.3x Flow-Control Full-Duplex operation.
z 8K-entry MAC address lookup table
z 16(Sixteen) 10/100Mbps Auto-Detection ports
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z Maximum 100m per port Hub-to-Hub or Node-to-Hub cable
length
Package Contents
z 1 x 16-Port 10/100Mbps Switch
z 1 x AC/DC Power Adapter
z 1 x User Manual
z 4 x rubber feet
Cabling
10Mbps
Category 3, 4, or 5 Twisted-Pair cable can be used for transmitting data
at 10Mbps or 20Mbps bandwidth on 10BASE-T networks.
100Mbps
Only Category 5 Twisted-Pair cable can be used for transmitting data at
100Mbps or 200Mbps bandwidth on 100BASE-TX networks.
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Networking
Connecting computers to Switch
1. Make sure all computers to be connected to the Switch have
installed properly a network interface card.
2. Connect computer to the Switch with a twisted-pair cable. The
cable should have RJ-45 plugs. Use Category 5 cable for all
connections. Please pay attention to the length of each cable
should be less than 100 meters.
3. Plug one end of the cable to the RJ-45 port of the computer’s NIC.
Plug the other end to any available port on the Switch.
Front Panel LED Indications
LED Status Description
Power
Act
ON Power On
ON A valid connection
Blink Receiving Packets
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Specifications
Model
Standards
Media Support
Ports
Bandwidth
Switching Method
Filtering/Forwarding Rate
Flow Control
MAC Entry
16-Port 10/100Mbps N-Way Switch
IEEE802.3u 100BASE-TX
IEEE802.3 10BASE-T
10BASE-T 100-Ohm Cat. 3, 4, 5
twisted-pair
100BASE-T 100-Ohm Cat. 5 twisted-pair
16 RJ-45 ports, auto-crossover
100BASE-TX: 200/100Mbps via
Auto-Negotiation
10BASE-T: 20/10Mbps via
Auto-Negotiation
Store-And-Forward
100Mbps: 148800 packets/second
10Mbps: 14880 packets/second
Full Duplex – IEEE802.3x
Half Duplex – Back Pressure
8K entries
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Power Requirement
Operating Temperature
Storage Temperature
Humidity
Status LEDs
Dimensions(W × H × D):
Certification
Thank you for purchasing a quality Rosewill Product.
Please register your product at : www.rosewill.com for complete warranty information and
future support for your product.
DC 9V/1A
0 to 50 degree C
-20 to 70 degree C
10% to 90% non-condensing
Per Unit: Power
Per Port: Activity
144 x 88 x 38 mm
FCC Class A, CE Mark
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