Installing the Switch
Package Contents
Carefully remove the switch from its packaging. Make sure that you received all of the items listed below. If any items are missing or damaged, contact your Linksys dealer for replacement part(s).
·EtherFast 10/100 Dual-Speed, Autosensing 12, 16 or 24-Port Switch
·Rack Mounting Hardware
·AC Power Cord
·User Guide and Registration Card
Rack Mounting Your Switch
Every 12-Port, 16-Port and 24-Port Switch is equipped with mounting holes that can be used to secure it in a stationary or movable rack. After screwing a mounting bracket into each side of the switch, lift the switch into your rack and secure the brackets in place with additional screws.
Connecting Nodes to the Switch
The front of the 12-Port Switch has twelve RJ-45 ports the 24-Port Switch has twenty-four. Each switch also has an uplink port (shared with the port 12 on the 12-Port model and port 16 on all other switches). Each port automati- cally detects the speed, type, and duplex of the cabling attached to it, and can operate in either half or full duplex, giving possible speeds of 200Mbps, 100Mbps, 20Mbps, or 10Mbps.
