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Installation Guide for the Model FS509 Fast Ethernet Switch Features The Model FS509 switch has the following key features: • Eight automatic speed-sensing (autosensing) 10/100 Mbps UTP ports to provide fast information exchange, resource sharing, and client or peer-to-peer communication using simple Category 5 unshielded twisted pair (UTP) cable • Eight vista RJ-45 network ports with built-in LEDs to monitor individual port status • Switch-selectable autonegotiating or full-duplex mode of operation for 10/100 Mbps UTP ports Full-duplex mode doubles throughput of point-to-point connections by letting individual ports transmit and receive concurrently when both ends also support full-duplex mode. The default is half-duplex if the connected device does not support N-way negotiation. The duplex toggle switch can be set to full-duplex if the connected port is operating at full-duplex mode. • One full-duplex Gigabit fiber port with a standard SC connector The port supports multimode optical fiber (SX) up to 550 meters with 50 µm fiber cable. With 62.5 µm fiber cable, the maximum distance is 260 meters. • Automatic address-learning function to build the packet-forwarding information table The table contains up to 8,000 MAC addresses (that is, the switch can support networks with as many as 8,000 devices). • Wire-speed filtering and forwarding to provide the "traffic cop" function by directing traffic to the appropriate route without slowing down the traffic • Store-and-forward forwarding mode to minimize erroneous packets on the network • Aging function to automatically track changes in network configuration • Minimum latency of packet transmission (leading edge to leading edge) less than 80 µs • Easy plug-and-play installation with no software to configure, which saves time and minimizes the potential for configuration errors • Protocol independence and compatibility with all common protocols such as TCP/IP, NetWare, DECnet, and Microsoft Networks • Microprocessor-based design to monitor network utilization, collisions, and link status • Normal/Uplink push button to simplify network extension The switch can be connected to a hub using a simple, straight-through cable. 1-4 Introduction

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Installation Guide for the Model FS509 Fast Ethernet Switch
1-4
Introduction
Features
The Model FS509 switch has the following key features:
•
Eight automatic speed-sensing (autosensing) 10/100 Mbps UTP ports to provide fast
information exchange, resource sharing, and client or peer-to-peer communication using
simple Category 5 unshielded twisted pair (UTP) cable
•
Eight vista RJ-45 network ports with built-in LEDs to monitor individual port status
•
Switch-selectable autonegotiating or full-duplex mode of operation for 10/100 Mbps UTP
ports
Full-duplex mode doubles throughput of point-to-point connections by letting individual ports
transmit and receive concurrently when both ends also support full-duplex mode. The default
is half-duplex if the connected device does not support N-way negotiation. The duplex toggle
switch can be set to full-duplex if the connected port is operating at full-duplex mode.
•
One full-duplex Gigabit fiber port with a standard SC connector
The port supports multimode optical fiber (SX) up to 550 meters with 50
μ
m fiber cable. With
62.5
μ
m fiber cable, the maximum distance is 260 meters.
•
Automatic address-learning function to build the packet-forwarding information table
The table contains up to 8,000 MAC addresses (that is, the switch can support networks with
as many as 8,000 devices).
•
Wire-speed filtering and forwarding to provide the “traffic cop” function by directing traffic to
the appropriate route without slowing down the traffic
•
Store-and-forward forwarding mode to minimize erroneous packets on the network
•
Aging function to automatically track changes in network configuration
•
Minimum latency of packet transmission (leading edge to leading edge) less than 80
μ
s
•
Easy plug-and-play installation with no software to configure, which saves time and
minimizes the potential for configuration errors
•
Protocol independence and compatibility with all common protocols such as TCP/IP,
NetWare, DECnet, and Microsoft Networks
•
Microprocessor-based design to monitor network utilization, collisions, and link status
•
Normal/Uplink push button to simplify network extension
The switch can be connected to a hub using a simple, straight-through cable.