A. Using straight cable
When using straight cable, this is done from the uplink (MDI-II) port of the DSS-8+ (DSS-8+ A) to any of the 10Mbps or 100Mbps (MDI-
X)port of the other switch (switch B) or other devices.
B. Using crossover cable
When using crossover cable, this is done from any (MDI-X) port of the DSS-8+ (DSS-8+ A) to any of the 10Mbps, 100Mbps (MDI-X) port of the other switch (switch B) or other devices.
1.The “100LINK/ACT,10LINK/ACT” LED indicator light green for hookup to 100Mbps speed or light amber for hookup to 10Mbps speed.
2.The “Full-Duplex/Collision” LED indicator depends upon LAN card capabilities for full-duplex or half-duplex
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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