NETGEAR FS 517TS, FS 524S manual To is powered on and operating

Symptom	Cause	Solution
Link LED is off for a port	There is a problem with this	Make sure the cable is attached
that has a connection.	connection.	securely at both ends.
		Make sure the cable is not damaged.
		Check that the device being connected
		to is powered on and operating
		correctly.
		If the connection is to a workstation,
		make sure the workstation’s network
		interface is installed and configured
		correctly.
File transfer is slow or	Half- or full-duplex setting on	Make sure the attached device is set to
performance degradation	the switch and the connected	auto negotiate.
is a problem.	device are not the same.
A segment or device is	One or more devices are not	Verify that the cabling is correct. Be
not recognized as part	properly connected, or	sure all connectors are securely
of the network.	cabling does not meet	positioned in the required ports.
	Ethernet guidelines.	Equipment may have been accidentally
		disconnected.
FDX/COL LED is	Collisions are occurring	Some collisions are normal when
blinking yellow	on the connected segment.	the connection is operating in
excessively.		half-duplex mode.
	Duplex modes are mismatched.	Recheck the settings of the device
		attached to the RJ-45 port. Make
		sure the attached device is set to
		auto negotiate.
ACT LED is flashing	A network loop (redundant path)	Break the loop by ensuring that there
continuously on all	has been created	is only one path from any networked
connected ports and the	(see Figures 2-3 and 2.4).	device to any other networked device.
network is disabled

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