Black Box 5- and 8- port USB 10/100 switches manual

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    B L A C K B O X ® Provides five or eight 10-/100-Mbps ports. Perfect for small to medium workgroups. 5- and 8-Port USB-Powered 10/100 Switches LBS005A LBS008A Ord er tol l-free in t he U.S.: Call 8 77-87 7-B BOX (o utside U.S. cal l 724- 746-55 00) • FR EE tec hnical supp ort 24 ho urs a day , 7 days a w eek: C all 72 4-746 -55 00 or fax 72 4-74[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 2 5 - and 8 - Por t USB - Power ed 10 /100 Switch es FEDER AL CO MMU NI C A T ION S COM MI SSI ON AN D IN DUS TRY C AN ADA R A DIO F REQUEN C Y IN TER FEREN CE S T A T EMEN T S Class B Digital Device. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a C lass B computing device pursuant to Part [...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 3 NOM Stat ement No rma s Ofi ciale s Me xic ana s ( NOM ) Ele ct ric al Safe t y Sta teme nt IN ST RUCCI ON ES DE SEGU RI DAD 1. T oda s las in str uccio nes d e seg urid ad y op erac ión d ebe rán se r leíd as ante s de que el aparato eléctrico sea op erado. 2. La s ins trucc ion es de s egur idad y o pe raci?[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 4 5 - and 8 - Por t USB - Power ed 10 /100 Switch es 1 2. Precaución debe ser tomada de t al manera que la tierra fisica y la polarización del e quip o no s ea elim inada . 1 3. Los cables de la fuente de poder deben ser guiados de tal manera que no sea n pis ado s ni pe llizca dos p or ob jeto s colo ca dos s obr[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 5 T able of Conte nts / T ra dema rks Us ed in this Manual T abl e of Con ten ts 1 . Specifications ............................................................................................ 6 2. Ov er vie w ................................................................................................. 7 2. 1 In[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 6 5 - and 8 - Por t USB - Power ed 10 /100 Switch es 1. Specifications Buffer Memory : LB S0 05 A : 1 2K bits; LBS008A: 68K bits Cer tific ations : FC C C lass B , CE Filtering / For warding Rate s: 100-Mbps po r t: 1 48,80 0 pps; 1 0 -Mbps port: 1 4,880 pps MAC Address : LBS005 A: 2 K; LBS008A: 1 K Standards : IE E[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 7 Chap ter 2 : O ver vie w 2. O ver vi ew 2. 1 In trod uc tio n The 5 - / 8- Port USB -Powered Fast Ethernet Switc h provides fi ve or eight 1 0 /100 Mbps ports. Th e po cket- sized sw itch is eas y to inst all. It ‘s i dea l for sma ll to me dium wor kgroups , and you can ins tal l it wh ere spac e is limi ted. P[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 8 5 - and 8 - Por t USB - Power ed 10 /100 Switch es 2. 4 Hard ware D es crip tion 2. 4. 1 Fro nt Pan el Figures 2 -1 and 2- 2 show the front panel of the switches. T able 2- 1 describes their components. Fig ure 2-1 . LBS 00 5A f ront pane l. Fig ure 2-2. L BS0 0 8A front pan el. T able 2- 1 . L BS005A and LBS0 08A[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 9 Chap ter 2 : O ver vie w 2. 4. 2 Ba ck Pan el Figures 2 -3 and 2-4 show the back panel of the switches. T ables 2- 2 and 2-3 describe their componen t s. Fig ure 2-3. LBS 00 5A b ack pane l. Fig ure 2- 4. L BS0 08 A b ack pan el. T able 2- 2. LBS0 05A back -panel component s. Number Component Description 5 R J - 4[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 10 5 - and 8 - Por t USB - Power ed 10 /100 Switch es 3. Co nne c ting t he Swi tch This switch features Auto MD I / MDI -X, so it’s easy to link to another switch without crossover cable.[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 11 Chap ter 4 : LED Indic ator s 4. L ED In dica tor s T able 4 - 1 describe s the LED indicators’ functions. Figure 4 - 1 illustrates the LED pan els on t he top o f th e s wit ches . T able 4 - 1. LED descriptions. LED Stat us Operat ion Po wer On Pow er i s on. Of f Pow er i s of f. L IN K / ACT On Por t is co [...]

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    Chapte r Page 900 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Ab out B lack Box Bla ck B ox N et wor k S er vic es i s yo ur s ource for an ex tensi ve r ange of net wor king and infrastructure products. Y ou’ll find every thing from cabinets and racks and power and surge protection product s to media converters and Ethernet switches all supp or ted by free, liv[...]