Dynex DX-GB8PRT setup guide Port Gigabit Ethernet Switch, Safety Notices, Package contents

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DX-GB8PRT

8-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switch

QUICK SETUP GUIDE

Congratulations on your purchase of the DX-GB8PRT Dynex 8-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switch. The DX-GB8PRT provides increased speed and backbone connections to make Gigabyte a reality.

Safety Notices

•Do not use this product near water, for example, in a wet basement or near a swimming pool.

•Avoid using this product during an electrical storm. There may be a remote risk of electric shock from lightning.

•Do not place heavy objects on the switch.

•Allow room for adequate ventilation.

Package contents

•DX-GB8PRT Dynex 8-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switch

•Quick Setup Guide

Features

•Complies with IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.1p standards

•Eight 10/100/1000M RJ45 ports

•Supports IEEE 802.1p QoS

•Support Green Ethernet technology to implement power saving features. (In Low Power Idle mode, up to 66.22% of the power can be saved.)

•Supports IEEE 802.3x flow control for full-duplex mode and backpressure for half-duplex mode

•Non-blocking switching architecture that forwards and filters packets at full wire-speed for maximum throughput

•8K entry MAC address table of the DX-GB8PRT with auto-learning and auto-aging

•Supports for Jumbo frames of up to 15 KB

•LED indicators for monitoring power, link, and activity

Components

Front panel

Power LED LEDs 1-8

Back panel

Power port Ports 1-8

Installing the switch

1Connect the power adapter to the switch and power outlet.

	Power cord
Power	Switch
outlet

2Connect the PC(s) and other device(s) to the switch.

PC	Switch	Network
		storage

3Connect the switch to the Internet.

Internet

Internet Modem Router Switch

4Install complete connection.

Internet	Network
	storage
Router	Switch
Modem	PC

LED indicators

When the switch is plugged in and receiving power, the LED indicators respond as follows:

LED	Status	Indication
Power	On (green)	Power on
	Off	No device is connected to the corresponding port.
	On (orange)	A 10/100 Mbps device is connected to the corresponding port.
Link/Act	Flashing (orange)	A 10/100 Mbps device is transmitting or receiving data
Ports 1-8		through the corresponding port.
	On (green)	A 1000Mbps device is connected to the corresponding port.
	Flashing (green)	A 1000Mbps device is transmitting or receiving data through
		the corresponding port.