16 or 24 RJ-45 10/100 Dual Speed Switching Ports

16 or 24 RJ-45 10/100 Dual Speed Switching Ports

There are 16 or 24 RJ-45 ports on the front panel. The speed and full or half-duplex modes of the ports are automatically determined when users connect the switch to 10Base-T and 100Base-TX devices.

The 16 or 24 RJ-45 auto-negotiation ports simplify migration of 10 Mbps Ethernet to 100 Mbps Fast Ethernet.

Normal/Uplink Push Button

One normal/uplink push button on the front panel allows users to select the 16th or 24th port to connect to a PC or a

hub or switch. With this normal/uplink push button feature, users can connect with network devices.

A link LED is lit when there is a successful connection.

The default setting is in the normal (MDI-X) position, i.e. the long button position. The port is configured to connect with a PC using a straight through twisted pair cable.

When the push button is pressed (MDI), i.e., the short button position, connection is made with a hub or a switch using a straight through twisted pair cable.

Push button in the short position(MDI)

Connecting to a Desktop

The switch is connected to the desktop, to form a small network. You can build the network as shown in the figure.

To improve the network efficiency, it is better to have 200 Mbps full-duplex operation between the server and switch, if the LAN adapter on the server can operate in full-duplex mode.

Connecting to a Switch or a Hub

Switch-to-switch or switch-to-hub connections are made by connecting the 16th or 24th port to a port or to the other hub or switch with the normal/uplink push button pressed in.

With 100Base-TX, the maximum network length is approximately 205 meters with UTP cable. The maximum length between hubs or switch-to-hub is 100 meters.

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16-port 10/100 Dual Speed Switch

Push button in the long position (MDI-X)