Asante Technologies FS4004DS, FS4008DS user manual Features

Introduction

Features

The FriendlyNet FS4004DS and the FS4008DS have the following fea- tures:

❏Compact size — designed for small to large workgroups in space-limited areas; installs on desktop, mounts on wall, or installs in a standard equipment rack (depends on model)

❏Plug-and-play installation

❏Connects from four to eight (depends on model) 10Base-T or 100Base-TX segments per switch

❏Contains an uplink/ MDI-II (media dependent interface) port for uplink to another switch

❏Auto-negotiation on all ports to determine network speed

❏Full- or half-duplex operation on all ports

❏Allows cascading from any port to any number of switches

❏Complies with the IEEE 802.3u Fast Ethernet standard

❏Works with Category 5 UTP (unshielded twisted-pair) cable

❏Contains power, collision, full duplex, 10/100Mbps, and link/activity LEDs to aid network diagnosis and simple management

❏Ideal for deployment with multiple high-speed servers for dedicated bandwidth 10Mbps or 100Mbps work- groups

❏Combines dynamic memory allocation with store-and- forward switching

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