NETGEAR FS2105 manual Verifying Installation, Troubleshooting Information, Symptom Cause Solution

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Verifying Installation

When power has been applied to the switch:

The green Pwr (power) LED on the front panel is on.

The green Link/Activity LED on each connected port is on.

When the switch is connected and operating, refer to the table in “ LEDs” for information about the LEDs and their activity.

Troubleshooting Information

Symptom

Cause

Solution

Green 100M

Port is

Make sure that the adapter card is capable of and set

LED is off.

operating

for 100 Mbps operation.

 

in 10 Mbps

 

 

mode.

 

Green Link LED

Port is

Make sure that the connected device is capable of

is on and Green

operating in

full-duplex transmission, using autosensing. The

FDX LED is off

half-duplex

Model FS2105 switch and the Model FS2108 switch

when

mode.

will not support a full-duplex link that is not using

connected to a

 

autosensing.

full-duplex

 

 

network.

 

 

Link is off on

Port 5 (or 8) is

Make sure that only one port 5 (or 8) is connected,

port 5 (or 8).

not connected

not both (Uplink or Normal).

 

correctly.

Normal port 5 (or 8) is connected to a PC or router.

 

 

Uplink port 5 (or 8) is connected to a hub or switch.

 

 

Make sure that you are using standard, Category 5,

 

 

straight-through UTP cabling.

Link/Activity

Port

Make sure that the attached device is powered and

LED is off on a

connection

there is a proper UTP connection.

connected port.

is not

Make sure that the network adapter

 

functioning.

card installed in the PC is working.

 

 

Verify that the network adapter card

 

 

is operating at the proper speed

 

 

(10 Mbps or 100 Mbps).

 

 

Make sure that the proper cable is installed. Check

 

 

for miswired cable pairs or loose connectors.

 

 

For 100 Mbps operation, only Category 5 or better

 

 

grade cable should be used. For 10 Mbps operation,

 

 

Category 3 cable can be used.

 

 

Make sure that the length of the UTP cable from the

 

 

switch to the device does not exceed 328 feet (100

 

 

meters).

Model FS2105/FS2108 Fast Ethernet Switch Installation Guide

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