Netgear FS524NA Installation Guide - Page 6

Rear Panel The rear panel of the Model FS516/FS524 switch has full-duplex (FDX) and auto-duplex (AUTO) toggle switches, fans for cooling, and a standard AC power receptacle for the supplied power cord. Rear Panel of the Model FS516 Switch AUTO FDX - Enable port to determine duplex mode automatically Force port to operate at Full Duplex and Half Duplex mode only 10/100 Mbps 1 81 8 FDX AUTO 100-240 VAC 50-60 Hz 0.5A Rear Panel of the Model FS524 Switch FDX and AUTO duplex toggle switches Fans AC power outlet AUTO FDX - Enable port to determine duplex mode automatically Force port to operate at Full Duplex and Half Duplex mode only 10/100 Mbps 1 12 1 12 FDX AUTO 100-240 VAC 50-60 Hz 0.5A 9190FA FDX/AUTO Duplex Toggle Switches Full-duplex mode is supported for all 10/100 Mbps ports and allows a port to transmit and receive data at the same time. Full-duplex operation applies only to point-to-point access (for example, when a switch is connected to a PC, a server, or another switch). Setting the toggle switch to AUTO on the 10/100 Mbps port enables the port to determine duplex mode automatically. In this mode, the 10/100 Mbps port operates in either full- or half-duplex mode, depending on the operating mode of the remote port. If supported by the remote node, the port will establish a 100 Mbps full-duplex link as the default. If the remote port cannot provide the proper signal to indicate its own capability, the 10/100 Mbps port on the switch defaults to half-duplex mode. Because repeaters and hubs use a common collision domain for all communications and cannot communicate in full-duplex mode, the associated 10/100 Mbps port on the switch should be set to autoduplex operation when connecting to these types of devices. Setting the toggle switch to FDX on the 10/100 Mbps port enables the port to determine the speed but will set the duplex mode to full-duplex. Model FS516/FS524 Fast Ethernet Switch Installation Guide