Chapter 2: Overview

2. Overview

2.1 Introduction

The 5- and 8-Port Fast Ethernet Switches provide five or eight 10-/100-Mbps ports. Use this palm-sized switch to add devices to small- or medium-sized workgroups. Install it where space is limited to upgrade network capacity.

2.2 Features

Autonegotiates 10-/100-Mbps speed and networking configurations.

Palm-sized switch includes a plastic case.

Autodetects full- and half-duplex modes for any port.

Dedicated full-duplex 200-Mbps bandwidth.

Uses store-and-forward switching methods.

Conforms to IEEE 802.3x standard flow control for full-duplex and backpressure flow control for half-duplex.

Features non-blocking and non-head-of-line-blocking full-wire-speed forwarding.

Supports Auto MDI/MDI-X functions for any port.

Smart plug-and-play.

2.3 What’s Included

Your package should include the following items. If anything is missing or damaged, contact Black Box Technical Support at 724-746-5500 or info@blackbox.com.

5- or 8-Port Fast Ethernet Switch (LB005A or LB008A)

5-VDC power adapter

This user’s manual

2.4 Hardware Description

Figures 2-1 through 2-4 show the front and back panels of the switches. Tables 2-1 and 2-2 describe their components.

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