Allied Telesis 8000/8POE manual Overview, Chapter

Chapter 1

Overview

The AT-8000/8POE Fast Ethernet Switch is designed to simplify the task of creating or expanding an Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, or Gigabit Ethernet network with the power of Power over Ethernet (PoE).

This chapter contains the follows sections:

ˆ“Features” on page 16

ˆ“Front and Back Panels” on page 17

ˆ“Ports” on page 18

ˆ“LEDs” on page 20

ˆ“Power Supply” on page 22

ˆ“Power over Ethernet” on page 23

ˆ“Ethernet Switching Basics” on page 26

ˆ“Network Topologies” on page 29

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