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    English GigaX1024P 24 Ports 10/100 Mbps + 2 Gigabit Smart Switch GigaX1024 24 Ports 10/100 Mbps Unmanaged Switch Copyright © 2004 ASUST eK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved. Quick Installation Guide[...]

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    2 ASUS GigaX1024P/GigaX1024 English Intr oduction GigaX1024P rack mountable switch provides non-blocking, wire-speed performance and easy management to meet your intensive network demands. It features auto-sensing, and auto MDI/MDIX Ethernet ports for simple connectivity and enhance your network performance with flow control and QoS ability . Featu[...]

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    ASUS GigaX1024P/GigaX1024 3 English NOTE . Contact your local reseller if any of the items are damaged or missing. T echnical specifications Physical Dimensions 43.5mm (H) X 444 mm (W) X 200mm (D) Environmental Ranges Operating temperature -10ºC to 50ºC (14ºF to 122ºF) Storage temperature -40ºC to 70ºC (-40ºF to 158ºF) Operating humidity 0 [...]

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    4 ASUS GigaX1024P/GigaX1024 English Rear panel F ront panel Power connector Label/LED Color Indication 1 – 24 Identifies the 10/100 port number . ST A TUS / Green / Green: 100Mbps SPEED Amber Amber: 10Mbps Blinking: Receiving or transmitting data packets Off: There is a problem with the link. DUPLEX / Amber On: Switch is operating in full-duplex [...]

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    ASUS GigaX1024P/GigaX1024 5 English Placement options Placing the switch on a flat surface Y ou may place the GigaX1024P/GigaX1024 on any flat surface. Make sure the location meets operating environment specifications. NOTE. The length of the UTP Category 5 cable length should not exceed 100 meters (328 feet). Mounting the switch on a rack Each sid[...]

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    6 ASUS GigaX1024P/GigaX1024 English Connecting network devices Follow these instructions to connect network devices to the switch. The port on the switch can be used to uplink to another switch, hub, bridge or repeater as an uplink port. Either crossover or straight-through can be detected and adjust for the cable by the switch. NOTE: Use Category [...]

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    ASUS GigaX1024P/GigaX1024 7 English 2. Plug one end of the power cable to the power connector on the switch rear panel, then plug the other end to an electrical outlet. 3. The Power LED and LED indicators for active Ethernet ports light up to indicate that the device is on and in use. Refer to the front panel Label/LED table for LED indications. 4 [...]

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    8 ASUS GigaX1024P/GigaX1024 English Tr oubleshooting This troubleshooting guide provides answers to some common problems which you may encounter while installing and/or using the ASUS GigaX1024 switch. These problems requires simple troubleshooting that you can perform by yourself. Contact the ASUS T echnical Support if you encounter problems not m[...]

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    ASUS GigaX1024P/GigaX1024 9 English Glossar y 10BASE-T 10 Mbps Ethernet over twisted pair cable (Category 3). 100BASE-T 100 Mbps Ethernet over twisted pair cable (Category 5) 1000BASE-T 1000 Mbps Ethernet over twisted pair cable (Category 5) Auto MDI/MDIX Allows network connections using either straight through or crossover cables. Ethernet The mos[...]

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    10 ASUS GigaX1024P/GigaX1024 English[...]