USER GUIDE EtherFast® 16-port and 24-port 10/100 Ethernet Switches Models: EF3116, EF3124, EF4116, and EF4124
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Table of Contents Chapter 1: Product Overview 1 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Chapter 2: Installation 2 Planning Your Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Installing an Ethernet Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chapter 1 Product Overview Chapter 1: Product Overview With advanced switching technology, the EtherFast® 10/100 Ethernet Switches will boost your network performance with much more than just full duplex data transfer and dedicated bandwidth. They feature nonblocking, wire-speed switching that forwards packets as fast as your network can deliver them. Also included are Address Learning and Aging to prevent data transfer errors and Data Flow Control to help prevent packet collisions.
Installation Chapter 2 Chapter 2: Installation Configuration A shows one possible way to set up an Ethernet Switch in a Fast Ethernet environment. Note that an Ethernet Switch requires UTP Category 5 network cabling for all its connections, like all Fast Ethernet network hardware. Planning Your Network Building a Fast Ethernet network involves a few more topology rules in addition to 10BaseT network rules. These rules specify distance limitations and cabling specifications.
Installation Chapter 2 Installing an Ethernet Switch Reading an Ethernet Switch’s LED Display Rack Mounting an Ethernet Switch Each Ethernet Switch is equipped with three mounting holes on each side for rack mounting in a standard rack. After screwing a mounting bracket into each side of an Ethernet Switch, lift the Switch into your rack and secure the brackets in place with additional screws (not supplied by Linksys).
Chapter 2 Installation Tips on Switching Your Network Here are some of the ways an Ethernet Switch can help you optimize your network speed. Speed up Nodes From Your 10BaseT Network In a 10BaseT network, connect your hubs, file servers and key users such as managers and network administrators directly to an Ethernet Switch to channel dedicated bandwidth in full duplex mode to each station. An Ethernet Switch can communicate with all its connections simultaneously.
Fiber Optic Modules Appendix A Appendix A: Fiber Optic Modules (Models EF3116 & EF3124 ONLY) Use the guidelines below to plan the layout of your network with other fiber-equipped devices from your Switch’s 100BaseFX fiber module. 100BaseFX Fiber Cabling Distance Limitations From IMPORTANT: Fiber Optic Modules will only function with model numbers: EF3116 and EF3124. If you are not sure of the Switch’s model number, make sure there is a fiber optic module port in the front of the Switch.
Fiber Optic Modules Appendix A WARNING: The fiber module does not autosense, so you must set it to run at either full or half duplex. Prior to installing the fiber module into the expansion port, use the jumpers on the card as shown in Figure A-1. Jumper Diagram WARNING: Changing connectors must be done professionally with the proper tools. If this is your first time working with fiber, consult a networking professional who is familiar with fiber.
Specifications Appendix B Appendix B: Specifications EF3116, EF3124 EF4116, EF4124 Standards IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.3x Standards IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.
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Appendix C Warranty Information rejected. Do not include any other items with the product you are returning to Linksys. Defective product covered by this limited warranty will be repaired or replaced and returned to you without charge. Customers outside of the United States of America and Canada are responsible for all shipping and handling charges, custom duties, VAT and other associated taxes and charges.
Appendix D Appendix D: Regulatory Information FCC Statement This product has been tested and complies with the specifications 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.
Appendix D User Information for Consumer Products Covered by EU Directive 2002/96/EC on Waste Electric and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) This document contains important information for users with regards to the proper disposal and recycling of Linksys products.
Appendix D Regulatory Information Eesti (Estonian) - Keskkonnaalane informatsioon Euroopa Liidus asuvatele klientidele Français (French) - Informations environnementales pour les clients de l’Union européenne Euroopa Liidu direktiivi 2002/96/EÜ nõuete kohaselt on seadmeid, millel on tootel või pakendil käesolev sümbol , keelatud kõrvaldada koos sorteerimata olmejäätmetega. See sümbol näitab, et toode tuleks kõrvaldada eraldi tavalistest olmejäätmevoogudest.
Appendix D Regulatory Information Lietuvškai (Lithuanian) - Aplinkosaugos informacija, skirta Europos Sąjungos vartotojams Nederlands (Dutch) - Milieu-informatie voor klanten in de Europese Unie Europos direktyva 2002/96/EC numato, kad įrangos, kuri ir kurios pakuotė yra pažymėta šiuo simboliu (įveskite simbolį), negalima šalinti kartu su nerūšiuotomis komunalinėmis atliekomis. Šis simbolis rodo, kad gaminį reikia šalinti atskirai nuo bendro buitinių atliekų srauto.
Appendix D Regulatory Information Português (Portuguese) - Informação ambiental para clientes da União Europeia Slovenščina (Slovene) - Okoljske informacije za stranke v Evropski uniji A Directiva Europeia 2002/96/CE exige que o equipamento que exibe este símbolo no produto e/ou na sua embalagem não seja eliminado junto com os resíduos municipais não separados. O símbolo indica que este produto deve ser eliminado separadamente dos resíduos domésticos regulares.
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