TP-Link TL-SF1008D User Guide - Page 6

Chapter 1. Introduction of the Product Thank you for choosing the TL-SF1005D/TL-SF1008D/TL-SF1016D 10/100Mbps Desktop Switch. 1.1 Overview of the Product TL-SF1005D/TL-SF1008D/TL-SF1016D 10/100Mbps Desktop Switch provides 5/8/16 10/100Mbps Auto-Negotiation RJ45 ports. All ports support Auto MDI/MDIX function, eliminating the need for crossover cables or Uplink ports. The Switch is Plug-and-Play and each port can be used as general ports or Uplink ports and can be simply plugged into a server, a hub, a switch or a router and so on, using straight cable or crossover cable. The TL-SF1005D/TL-SF1008D/TL-SF1016D 10/100M Desktop Switch provides you with a lowcost, easy-to-use, high-performance, seamless and standard upgrade to improve your old network to a 100Mbps network. It will boost your network performance up to full duplex data transfer. Its wire-speed switching that forwards packets can be as fast as the speed that your network delivers those packets to them. 1.2 Convention The Switch or TL-SF1005D/TL-SF1008D/TL-SF1016D mentioned in this User Guide stands for TL-SF1005D/TL-SF1008D/TL-SF1016D 10/100Mbps Desktop Switch without any explanation. ) Note: The three devices of TL-SF1005D, TL-SF1008D and TL-SF1016D are sharing this User Guide. For simplicity, we will take TL-SF1016D for example throughout this Guide, The differences between them are: ¾ TL-SF1005D Switch with 5 10/100Mbps Auto-Negotiation RJ45 ports. ¾ TL-SF1008D Switch with 8 10/100Mbps Auto-Negotiation RJ45 ports. ¾ TL-SF1016D Switch with 16 10/100Mbps Auto-Negotiation RJ45 ports. 1.3 Features ¾ Complies with IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u standards ¾ 5/8/16 10/100Mbps Auto-Negotiation RJ45 ports supporting Auto-MDI/MDIX ¾ Supports IEEE802.3x flow control for Full Duplex mode and backpressure for Half Duplex mode ¾ Supports MAC address auto-learning and auto-aging ¾ LED indicators for monitoring power, link, activity 1