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Instant Gigabit Series EtherFast ® 10/100/1000 8+1 Workgroup GigaSwitch User Guide Use this guide to install : EG 0801 W.
COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS Copyright © 2001 Linksys, All Rights Reserved. EtherFast is a register ed trademark of Linksys. Microsoft, Windows, and the Windows logo ar e register ed trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks and brand names ar e the property of their respective pr oprietors.
Contents Introduction 1 Y our EtherFast ® 10/100/1000 8+1 Workgroup GigaSwitch 1 Features 1 Package Contents 2 Getting to Know the EtherFast ® 10/100/1000 8+1 Workgr oup GigaSwitch 3 The 10/100/1000.
Getting to Know the EtherFast ® 10/100/1000 Workgroup GigaSwitch The Workgr oup GigaSwitch’ s P orts GigaSwitch The GigaSwitch port is used to connect to the PC into which y ou hav e installed an Instant Gigabit Netw ork Adapter .
Planning Y our Network Building a Gigabit netw ork inv olves more topology rules in addition to the 10BaseT/100BaseT netw ork r ules. These r ules specify distance limitations and cabling specif ications. Data loss, collisions, and other network prob lems causing do wn time are likely to occur if the rules belo w are not follow ed.
Installing the EtherFast ® 10/100/1000 8+1 Workgroup GigaSwitch onto Y our Network Installing your EtherF ast ® 10/100/1000 8+1 W orkgroup GigaSwitch may in volve installing both an adapter and the GigaSwitch.
Tips on Switching Y our Network Here are some of the w a ys your ne w EtherF ast® 10/100/1000 8+1 W orkg roup GigaSwitch can help you optimize y our network speed.
CA T 5 - ANSI/EIA (American National Standards Institute/Electronic Industries Association) Standard 568 is one of sev eral standards that specify "categories" (the singular is commonl y refer red to as "CA T") of twisted pair cabling systems (wires, junctions, and connectors) in terms of the data rates that they can sustain.
Mbps (MegaBits P er Second) - One million bits per second; unit of measure- ment for data transmission. Netw ork - A system that transmits any combination of v oice, video and/or data betw een users.
Warrant y Information BE SURE T O HA VE Y OUR PR OOF OF PURCHASE AND A BARCODE FR OM THE PR ODUCT'S P ACKA GING ON HAND WHEN CALLING. RETURN REQUESTS CANNO T BE PR OCESSED WITHOUT PR OOF OF PURCHASE.
Contact Information F or help with the installation or operation of this product, contact Linksys Customer Support at one of the phone numbers or Inter net addresses below . Information 800-546-5797 (LINKSYS) T ech Support and RMA Issues 800-326-7114 949-261-1288 Fa x 949-261-8868 Email support@linksys.
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