Atlantis Land 8 ports 10/100/1000Mbps manual

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    8 ports 10/100/1000Mbps Gigabit Ethernet Desktop Switch Layer 2 USER’S GUIDE[...]

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    The Atlantis Land logo i s a registered trademark of Atlant s Land SpA. All other names mentio ned mat be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. Subj ect to chang e without notice. No liabilit y for technical errors and/or omissions. FCC Warning This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class [...]

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    i T ABLE OF C ONTE NTS ABOUT THIS GUIDE .................................................. 1 T ERMS ..................................................................................... 1 O VERVIEW OF THIS U SER ’ S G UIDE ............................................ 1 INTRODUCTION ...................................... ..................... 2 G [...]

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    ii F RONT P ANEL ......................... ................... ............... ............. 10 R EAR P ANEL ............................................................. ............. 11 LED I NDICATORS ............................................... ..................... 11 PRODUCT SUPPORT ............................................. 13 TECHNICA[...]

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    1 A BOUT T HIS G UIDE This user’s guide tel ls you how to install your 8-port 10/100/1000Mbps Gigabit E thernet Swi tch, how to connect it to your Gigabit Et hernet network. Terms For simpli city, thi s documentation uses the t erms “Switch” (first letter upper case) to refer t o the 8-port 10/100/1000Mbps Gigabit Ethernet S witch, and “sw [...]

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    I NTRODUCTI ON This section describes the feat ures of the 8-port 10/100/1000Mbps Gigabit Ethernet S witch, as w ell as givi ng some background information ab out Gigabit Ethernet, Fast Ethernet and Switchi ng technology. Gigabit Ethernet Technology Gigabit Ethernet is an extension of IEEE 802.3 Ethernet utilizing the same packet structure, fo rmat[...]

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    Gigabit Ethernet enables fast optical fi ber connections to support video conferencing, comp lex imaging, and similar data- intensive applications. Likewi se, since data transf ers occur 10 times faster than Fast Etherne t, servers outfitted with Gigabit Ethernet NIC ’s are able to perf orm 10 times the number of operations in the same amount of [...]

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    disruptive and smooth evolution nature, and t he dominating potential market base, virtually guarantee cost effective and high performance Fast Ethernet soluti ons in the years to come. 100Mbps Fast Ethernet is a ne w standard specified by the IEEE 802.3 LAN comm ittee. It is an extension of the 10Mbps Ethernet standard wi th the abilit y to transm[...]

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    The switch acts as a high-speed selective bridge between the individual segments. T raffic that needs to go from one segment to another is automatically fo rwarded by the switch, without interfering with any other segm ents. This allows the total network capacity to be multiplied, while still ma intaining the same network cabling and adapter cards.[...]

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    Performance features ♦ Auto MDI/MDI-X for each port ♦ Support Full/Half duplex transfer mode f or 10 and 100Mbps ♦ Support Full duplex transfer mode for 1000Mbps ♦ Wire speed reception and transmission ♦ Store-and-Forward switching method ♦ Supports 4K absolute MAC addresses ♦ Supports 3.5MBit RAM for data buffering ♦ Extensive fron[...]

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    ♦ One 8-port 10/100/1000Mbps Gigabit Ethernet Switch ♦ Four rubber feet w ith adhesive backi ng ♦ One external power adapter ♦ This User’s Guide (CD-Rom) If any item is f ound missing or damaged, please contact your local reseller for replacement. Setup The setup of the Switch can be performed using the following steps: ♦ The surface mu[...]

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    ♦ Visually i nspect the DC power jack and make sure that it is fully secured to the power adapter. Desktop or Shelf Installation When installing the Switch on a de sktop or shelf, the rubber feet included with the device must be first attached . Attach these cushioning feet on the bottom at each corner of the device. Allow enough ve ntilation spa[...]

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    ports runs both half duplex and full duplex while they’ re running in 10Mbps or 100Mbps and runs full du plex while they’re running in 1000Mbps. These ports are Auto-MDI type port, these ports can auto transform to MDI-II or MDI-X type, so you can just make an easy connection that without worrying if you are using a standard or crossover cable.[...]

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    I DENTIFYI NG E XTERNAL C OMPONEN TS This chapter describes the fron t panel, rear panel and LE D indicators of the Switch Front Panel The front panel of the S witch consis ts of 8 Gigabit E thernet port, and LED i ndicators. Front panel view of the 8-port 10/100/ 1000Mbps Gigabit Ethernet Switch ♦ Eight 10/100/1000Mbps Gi gabit Ethernet ports ?[...]

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    Rear Panel The rear panel of the Switch consists of an DC pow er connector. The fol lowing figur e shows the rear panel of the Switch. Rear panel view of the 8-port 10/100/1000Mbps Gigabit Ethernet Switch ♦ DC Power Jack: Power is suppli ed through an external AC power adapter. Check th e technical specification section for information about the [...]

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    The 8-port 10/100/1000Mbps Gigab it E thernet Switch LED indicators ♦ POWER: This indicator lights green when the Switch is receiving power, othe rwise, it is off. ♦ LINK/ACT: These LED indicators are lighted up when there is a secure connection (or link) to the desired port. The LED indicators blinking whenever there is reception or transmissi[...]

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    P RODUCT S UPPOR T If you continue to have problems you should contact the dealer where you bought this product. If you have any other questions you can contact the Atlantis Land company direct ly at the followi ng address: Atlantis Land SpA Via De Gasperi 122 20017 Mazzo di Rho(MI) Tel: 02/93906085, 02/93907634(help desk) Fax: 02/93906161 Email: i[...]

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    T ECHNICAL S PECIFICA TIONS General Standards: IEEE 802.3 10BA SE-T Ethernet IEEE 802.3u 100BASE-T X Fast Ethernet IEEE 802.3ab 1000BAS E-T Gigabit E thernet ANSI/IEEE 8 02.3 Auto-neg otiation IEEE 802.3x Full duplex Flow Control Protocol: CSMA/CD Data Transfer Rate: Ethernet: 10Mbps (half -duple x), 20Mbps (full-duplex) Fast Ethernet: 100Mbps (hal[...]

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    Physical and Environmental DC inputs: 200 – 240 VAC, 50/60 Hz Power Consumption: 11 watts max (8 ports) Operating Temperature: 0 ~ 40 degrees Celsius Storage Temperature: -10 ~ 55 degree Celsius Humidity: 5% ~ 95% RH, non-condensing Dimensions: 190 mm x 120 mm x 38 mm EMI: FCC Class A, CE Mark Class A, VCCI-A Safety: UL (UL 195 0), TUV/GS (EN6095[...]