D-Link DSS-5 manual Port Speed & Duplex Mode, switch B or other devices

(switch B) or other devices.

Port Speed & Duplex Mode

After plugging the selected cable to a specific port, the system uses auto-negotiation to determine the transmission mode for any new twisted-pair connection:

If the attached device does not support auto- negotiation or has auto-negotiation disabled, an auto- sensing process is initiated to select the speed and set the duplex mode to half-duplex

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