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Installing the Switch 208/224
Installing the Switch 208/224
Sample Network Topologies
The switch, in turn, is connected to a network backbone through
As a Desktop Switch
Server
“straight- through” cables
Switch 224T
PCs and peripherals
Switch 224T is designed to be used as a desktop switch to which end nodes, printers and other peripherals, and servers are directly connected. Although, since it has the same large 8000 address table and high performance as the Switch 208T, it also can be used as a segment switch. Or, you could, of course, connect a combination of end nodes and hubs to the Switch 224T ports.