LevelOne FSW-0800FXT manual

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    LevelOne FSW -0800FXC FSW -0800FXT FSW -1600FXC FSW -1600FXT 8/16 Port 100Mbps Fast Ethernet Switch with SC/ST Connector User ’ s Guide[...]

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    Caution Circuit devices are sensitiv e to static electricity, w hich can damage their delicate electronics. Dry w eather conditions or wa lking across a carpeted floor may cause you to acquire a static electrical charge. To protect your device, alwa ys: • Touch the metal chassis of your com puter to ground the st atic electrical charge before you[...]

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    Contents Cauti on .............................................................................................................. I Electronic Emissi on Notice s ............................................................................... I Chapter 1 Introduction ..................................................................... 1-1 Overview .[...]

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    1- 1 Chapter 1 Introduction Overview The Levelone 8/16 Port Fiber Switch is a standard switch that meets all IEEE 802.3u/802.3x specifications. Fast Ethernet Switch is a cost-effective solution for easing your network congestion problem on existing shared-hub network by breaking up the collision domain and by multiplying the network performance. Th[...]

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    2- 1 Chapter 2 Installing & Network Connection Installation Þ The fiber TX, RX cables must be paired at both ends. Þ Repeat the above step, as needed, for each fiber port to be connected to a 100Base-FX device. Þ The fiber port can be up-linked to an upper level hub's port. Þ Verify that the voltage of AC power is correct and plug in A[...]

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    3-1 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Network troubleshooting req uires patie nce and log ic. Generally speaking, t he cabling and workstation c onfigur ations are the likely first suspects; network hardware is usually last on the list. The natur e of the hub design dict ates that it is more likely for an entire hub to fail instead of just a single port. C[...]

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    A-1 16 Port Fiber Switch Technical Specifications Standards Compliance : IEEE802.3u and 802.3x 100Base-FX Transmission Mode : Full or Half duplex Transmission Speed : 100Mbps Packet forwarding/filtering Rate: 148,800 packets / sec full wire rate on 100Mbps forwarding and filtering MAC Address and Self-learning: up to 12K Buffer Memory : 1024KB for [...]

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    A-2 8 Port Fiber Switch Technical Specifications Standards Compliance : IEEE802.3u and 802.3x 100Base-FX Transmission Mode : Full or Half duplex Transmission Speed : 100Mbps Packet forwarding/filtering Rate: 148,800 packets / sec full wire rate on 100Mbps forwarding and filtering MAC Address and Self-learning: up to 12K Buffer Memory : 1024KB for 8[...]

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    3-2 Workstation Problems Most non-cabling problems result from improper config urat ion of the net work interface card (NIC) and its corresponding driver. The following point s will be helpful: • Like other ad d-on cards in the w orkstation or server, N IC must have unique memory address, I/O address, and interrup t. T he settings on a particular[...]

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    2- 2 For connection to Router, Bridge, or regular 100Base-X Hub, please refer to the device’s Technical Manual for respective bit-time delay. Switch Hub Cascading and Long-Haul Connection Theoretically, the switch hub breaks up the collision domain in hub cascading that you may up-link the hubs unlimitedly. In practice, the network extension (cas[...]

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    2- 3 Every fiber port is FDX/HDX selectable by DIP switches, the default setting is FDX. You may force each fiber port into either FDX or HDX. Two typical modes between local and remote fiber devices are: Local Fiber Port Remote Fiber Port Full-duplex Full-duplex Half-duplex Half-duplex Note: ¾ The dark block denotes the switch position that each [...]

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    2- 4 mode setting. Then, power on to restart the new configuration and status.[...]

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    2- 5 LED Indicators The status and descriptions of LED indicators are listed as below: LED Color Function System LED PWR Green Lit when AC power is on and good Per Port LED Link/Act Green Lit when connection with remote device is good Blinks when any traffic is present 100Mbps Green Lit when 100Mbps speed is active FDX/Col Amber Lit when full-duple[...]

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    1 - 2 Fig. 1-1 Front view of 16 Port ST/SC Fiber Switch FD X HD X FD X HD X 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 2 1 4 5 6 7 8 3 9 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 TX RX TX RX TX RX TX RX TX RX TX RX TX RX TX RX Link/Ac t 100Mbps FDX/ Col Link/Ac t 100Mbps FDX/ Col POWER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 TX R X TX R X TX R X TX R X TX R X [...]