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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ABOUT THIS GUIDE.........................................................III
PURPOSE ..............................................................................III
TERMS/USAGE .....................................................................III
OVERVIEW OF THIS USER’S GUIDE .......................................IV
INTRODUCTION................................................................. 1
FAST ETHERNET TECHNOLOGY .............................................1
SWITCHING TECHNOLOGY.....................................................2
FEATURES ............................................................................. 4
UNPACKING AND SETUP ................................................. 7
UNPACKING .......................................................................... 7
SETUP.................................................................................... 7
IDENTIFYING EXTERNAL COMPONENTS.................. 9
FRONT PANEL ....................................................................... 9
REAR PANEL ....................................................................... 10
LED INDICATORS................................................................12
CONNECTING THE SWITCH......................................... 13
PC TO SWITCH ....................................................................13
HUB TO SWITCH ..................................................................14
A. 10BASE-T Hub............................................................14
B. 100BASE-TX Hub .......................................................15
HUB WITHOUT UPLINK (MDI-II) PORT ................................ 15