Asante Technologies FS4008E/FS4016E user manual Connecting a Hub or a Switch to the Asanté Switch

Installation

Connecting a Hub or a Switch to the Asanté Switch

❑Use a two-pair Category 5 UTP straight-through cable with RJ-45 connectors

❑Connect the hub’s uplink port to any of the Switch’s ports. See Figure 2-13

FS4008E

FRIENDLYNET FS4008E

8-port 10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Power

Switched 10/100Mbps Ports

or

Uplink

Straight-through network cable

Hub						straight-through cable
	FRIENDLYNET										FH8DS
	Stackable 8-port Dual Speed Ethernet Hub
						S w i t c h e d 1 0 / 1 0 0 M b p s P o r t s
	100Mbps
	Partition
Power	100Mbps Link/Receive
	1 2 3 4 5 7 8	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	or	Uplink

Hub’s uplink port

Figure 2-13 Connecting a hub to the Switch

Connecting a Hub with no Uplink Port to the Switch

If a hub is not equipped with an uplink port, connection can be made using straight-through cable, as outlined below. The uplink button must be depressed. See Figure 2-14

FS4008E Switch

FRIENDLYNET FS4008E

8-port 10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Power

Switched 10/100Mbps Ports

or

Uplink

Hub

						FRIENDLYNET									FH8DS
						Stackable 8-port Dual Speed Ethernet Hub
												S w i t c h e d 1 0 / 1 0 0 M b p s P o r t s
	100Mbps
	Partition
Power	100Mbps Link/Receive
	1	2	3	4	5	7	8	1	2	3	4	5	6	7

Straight-through network cable

Figure 2-14 Connecting a hub without an uplink port to the Switch

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