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  • Page 1

    FSD-8080 User's Manual i SOHOConnect Series FSD-800 8-port 10/100Mbps Ethernet Switch[...]

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    SOHOConnect Series Trademarks Copyright  PLANET T echnology Corp. 2000. PLANET is a registered trademark of PLANET T echnology Corp. All other trademarks belong to their respective owners. Contents subject to revision without prior notice. FCC Warning This device has been tested and found to comply with limits for a Class A digital device, pursu[...]

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    FSD-800 User's Manual 1 Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 ............................................................................ 1 G ENERAL I NTRODUCTION ...................................................... 1 Checklist ............................................................................ 1 Introduction ................................[...]

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    SOHOConnect Series 2 This page is intentionally left blank .[...]

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    FSD-800 User's Manual 1 Chapter 1 General Introduction Checklist Check the contents of your package for following parts: ♦ The Fast Ethernet Switch ♦ Power Cord ♦ User ’ s Manual If any of these pieces are missing or damaged, please contact your dealer immediatel y , if possible, retain the carton including the original packing materia[...]

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    SOHOConnect Series 2 a network more efficiently than bridges or routers in most environments. In the following sections, the term “ Switch ” will represent Planet ’ s FSD-800, and “ switch ” for third part Ethernet switches. This Switch is a highly reliable network switch and is the ideal device for bridging Ethernet to Fast Ethernet work[...]

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    FSD-800 User's Manual 3 connecting workgroup devices and desktops, companies no longer have to invest in expensive and inflexible switches engineered primarily for backbone implementations. Instead, companies can deploy scaleable, affordable switches that increase the aggregate bandwidth of the network by boosting throughput to the workgroups [...]

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    SOHOConnect Series 4 ♦ LED indicators for simple diagnostics and management ♦ Port#8 provides an extra port for MDI and MDI-X mode PC or hub Uplink. ♦ Plug and Play[...]

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    Chapter 2 Hardware Description This section describes the hardware features of the Switch. For easier management and control of the Switch, familiarize yourself with its display indicators, and ports. Front panel illustrations in this chapter display the unit LED indicators. Before connecting any network device to the hub, read this chapter careful[...]

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    SOHOConnect Series 6 LED indicators LED Function Color Description Power (PWR) Green This indicator lights green when the hub is receiving power , otherwise, it is off. Link/ Act Green This indicator green when the port is connected to a either 10Mbps Ethernet or 100Mbs Fast Ethernet station , If the station to which the hub is connected is powered[...]

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    FSD-800 User's Manual 7 100V~240VAC 50~60Hz Figure 2. Rear Panel of FSD-800 Hardware Installation 1. Place the Switch on a smooth surface 2. Connect the output cord of power supply to the AC-jack. 3. Connect hub or PC to one port of the Switch using Category 3/4/5 UTP/STP cabling. 4. Connect another hub or PC to the other port of Switch by fol[...]

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    SOHOConnect Series 8 may initially seem to work, it will soon cause data loss. All kinds of hub/PC can connect to switch by using straight- through wires. The hub provides one additional RJ45 connector that is converted from port 1, labeled “ Uplink ” port. Either port 8 or Uplink port can be used at one time. Configuration 100Mbps Server to 10[...]

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    FSD-800 User's Manual 9 Uplink Figure 3. 100Mbps File server to Hubs Connection 10Mbps Hub to 100Mbps Hub Plug one end of the Category 5 UTP Cable into one port of the Switch, and the other end of this cable into “ Uplink ” port of the 100Mbps Fast Ethernet Hub. The cable length between these 2 connecting points should not exceed 100 meter[...]

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    SOHOConnect Series 10 Switch Operation Address Table The Switch is implemented with an address table. This address table composed of many entries. Each entry is used to store the address information of some node in network, including MAC address, port no, etc. The information comes from the learning process of Ethernet Switch. Learning When one pac[...]

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    FSD-800 User's Manual 11 located at different port from this packet comes in; the Ethernet Switch will forward this packet to the port where this destination address is located according to the information from address table. But, if the destination address is located at the same port with this packet comes in, when this packet will be filtere[...]

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    SOHOConnect Series 12 cabling and adapters. Due to the learning function of the Ethernet switch, the source address and corresponding port number of each incoming and outgoing packet are stored in a routing table. This information is subsequently used to filter packets whose destination address is on the same segment as the source address. This con[...]

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    FSD-800 User's Manual 13 If attached device is: 100Base-TX port will set to: • 10Mbps, no auto-negotiation 10Mbps • 10Mbps, with auto-negotiation 10/20Mbps (10Base-T/Full-Duplex) • 100Mbps, no auto-negotiation 100Mbps • 100Mbps, with auto-negotiation 100/200Mbps (100Base-TX/Full-Duplex)[...]

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    Chapter 3 Troubleshooting This chapter contains information to help you solve problems. If the Switch is not functioning properl y , make sure the Switch was set up according to instructions in this manual. The Link LED is not Lit Solution: Make sure the switch configuration is consistent with the connecting device Check the cable connections. Perf[...]

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    SOHOConnect Series 16 The address table may contain older information than of the address table of that node. Please power down to refresh the address information.[...]

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    Appendix A Specifications: General (Ethernet) Standards: IEEE 802.3 10Base-T Ethernet IEEE 802.3u 100 Base-TX Fast Ethernet ANSI/IEEE Std 802.3 N-way auto-negotiation IEEE 802.3 Frame types: Transparent IEEE 802.3 MAC layer frame size: 64 - 1518 Bytes Protocol: CSMA/CD Data Transfer Rate: Ethernet: 10Mbps (half duplex) 20Mbps (full duplex) Fast Eth[...]

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    SOHOConnect Series 18 General (Ethernet) Humidity 10% ~ 90% non-condensing Dimensions 251 x 118 x 37 mm EMI FCC Class A, CE Mark Class A Performance Transmission Method Store-and-forward Filtering Address T able 4 K entries / device Packet Filtering/Forwarding Rate 148,800pps per port (for 100Mbps) 14,880pps per port (for 10Mbps) MAC Address Learni[...]