Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction  | 1  | 
Welcome  | 1  | 
What’s in this Guide?  | 2  | 
Chapter 2: Getting to Know the Switch  | 4  | 
The Front Panel  | 4  | 
The Back Panel  | 5  | 
The Side Panel  | 5  | 
Chapter 3: Connecting the Switch  | 7  | 
Overview  | 7  | 
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Hardware Installation  | 8  | 
Placement Options  | 9  | 
Uplinking the Switch  | 10  | 
Chapter 4: Configuration using the Console Interface  | 11  | 
Overview  | 11  | 
Configuring the HyperTerminal Application  | 11  | 
Configuring the Switch through the Console Interface  | 12  | 
Chapter 5: Configuring the Switch through the Web Utility  | 19  | 
Overview  | 19  | 
System Tab  | 20  | 
Port Tab  | 22  | 
Trunk Tab  | 23  | 
VLAN Tab  | 23  | 
Appendix A: Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet  | 27  | 
About Fast Ethernet  | 27  | 
About Gigabit Ethernet  | 27  | 
Appendix B: Cabling  | 28  | 
Overview  | 28  | 
Twisted Pair Cabling  | 28  | 
Fiber Optic Cabling  | 30  | 
Appendix C: Windows Help  | 31  | 
Appendix D: Glossary  | 32  |