CONTENTS
PREFACE
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IV
I
NTENDED
R
EADERS
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IV
NOTES, NOTICES, AND CAUTIONS
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IV
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
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V
Safety Cautions
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v
General Precautions for Rack-Mountable Products
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vi
Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge
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INTRODUCTION
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E
THERNET
T
ECHNOLOGY
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8
Fast Ethernet Technology
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Gigabit Ethernet Technology
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S
WITCHING
T
ECHNOLOGY
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S
WITCH
D
ESCRIPTION
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Features
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9
Ports
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F
RONT
-P
ANEL
C
OMPONENTS
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LED Indicators
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R
EAR
P
ANEL
D
ESCRIPTION
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S
IDE
P
ANEL
D
ESCRIPTION
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G
IGABIT
C
OMBO
P
ORTS
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INSTALLATION
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Package Contents
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B
EFORE
Y
OU
C
ONNECT TO THE
N
ETWORK
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I
NSTALLING THE
S
WITCH
W
ITHOUT THE
R
ACK
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I
NSTALLING THE
S
WITCH IN A
R
ACK
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Mounting the Switch in a standard 19” rack
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P
OWER
O
N
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Power Failure
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CONNECTING THE SWITCH
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S
WITCH
T
O
E
ND
N
ODE
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S
WITCH TO
H
UB OR
S
WITCH
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C
ONNECTING
T
O
N
ETWORK
B
ACKBONE OR
S
ERVER
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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
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GLOSSARY
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