Asante Technologies FS4008P User's Manual
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1. tg S FS4008P fm Page 1 Tuesday March 16 1999 5 35 PM Asant FriendlyNET FS4008P Installation Guide Asant FriendiyNET FS4008P 8 port Dual speed Fast Ethemet Switch Users Guide Product Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the Asant FriendlyNET FS4008P These switches were designed to give you the ultimate in performance flexibility ease of use and reliability Your Asant FriendlyNET FS4008P can increase performance on your network by bringing full Ether net bandwidth to individual workgroups or straight to the desktop instead of requiring all stations to share the bandwidth of a single network The switch s 100Mbps Fast Ethernet capability can eliminate bottlenecks in connections to servers or can link 10Mbps workgroups to a 100Mbps Fast Ethernet net work backbone For straight through 10Base T 100Base TX connection to servers and workstations the switch sup ports full duplex connection effectively doubling the total throughput on individual links The switch s store and forward switching architecture forwards packets to their destination with a minimum of delay The switches can be placed on a tabletop or wall mounted and provide the ideal solution for your small medium or large Ethernet Fast Ethernet network It is designed to comply fully with the IEEE 802 3 Ethernet and 802 3u Fast Ethernet standards Page 1 Eg 40 SA Zs FS4008P fm Page 2 Tuesday March 16 1999 5 35 PM As2. T FS4008P Installation Guide Interconnecting to switches To connect a switch or hub note the following 1 Use a straight through cable to connect uplink port or use a crossover cable to connect to any port except uplink port Do not connect both uplink ports together and do not use a crossover cable to connect with the uplink port Uplink Connection LED Indicators Front Panel LED Indicators TVASANTE oroe Enhamer sate S008 Collision FullDuplex 99999909 mn OOO OOO OO Link Activity Page 5 e hg FS4008P fm Page 6 Tuesday March 16 1999 5 35 PM Asant FriendlyNET FS4008P Installation Guide Page 6 Table 1 Power LED Color Status Green The switch is powered on and ready for use OFF The switch is powered off or the LED has failure Please check the following issues e Make sure the power adapter is properly inserted into the power connection on the switch e Determine whether or not the power adapter is func tional by plugging another device into the receptacle Table 2 100M Link Activity Color Status Green The port is connected to a link partner and the result of auto negotiation is 100Mbps with full duplex Flashing green The port is operating in full duplex and there is a data being received o 0 hg FS4008P fm Page 7 Tuesd
3. ant FriendlyNET FS4008P Installation Guide Package Contents Your switch package should contain the following The user manual One 10 100Mbps switch One AC power cable Four self adhesive standoffs If any of these items are missing contact your dealer immediately Installation The Asant FriendlyNET FS4008P switch is easy to install and requires no special training You should however read the following instructions carefully before proceeding to install your switch The diagram below shows the layout of the front and rear panels Front amp Rear Panel of the Asant FriendlyNET FS4008P 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 upik MASANE ERE 3 5VDC Page 2 e A FS4008P fm Page 3 Tuesday March 16 1999 5 35 PM Asant FriendlyNET FS4008P Installation Guide The Asant FriendlyNET FS4008P is designed for easy plug and play installation Before you con nect your switch to other devices there are several issues you should keep in mind A When connecting the switch to a workstation using unshielded twisted pair cable you must make sure that the cable length is not greater than 100 meters 10Base T twisted pair Ethernet cabling should be category 3 or better and 100Base TX twisted pair Fast Ethernet cabling should use tested category 5 cabling A Network cable segments can be connected to or disconnected from the switch while the power is on Plugging i
4. ay March 16 1999 5 35 PM 4 Asant FriendlyNET FS4008P Installation Guide Table 2 100M Link Activity Amber The port is connected to a link partner and the result of the auto negotiation is 100Mbps with half duplex Flashing amber The port is operating in half duplex and there is data being received OFF No 100Mbps IDLE symbol signal is being received Table 3 10M Link Activity Color Status Green The port is connected to a link partner and the result of auto negotiation is 10Mbps with full duplex Flashing green The port is operating in Full duplex and there is a data being received Amber The port is connected to a link partner and the result of the auto negotiation is 10Mbps with half duplex Page 7 0 tg S FS4008P fm Page 8 Tuesday March 16 1999 5 35 PM Asant FriendlyNET FS4008P Installation Guide Page 8 Table 3 10M Link Activity Flashing amber The port is operating in half duplex and there is data being received OFF No 10Mbps link pulse signal is being received 0 hg S FS4008P fm Page 9 Tuesday March 16 1999 5 35 PM Contacting Technical Support To contact Asant Technical Support Telephone Fax E mail World Wide Web Site Technical Support Hours Asant FriendlyNET FS4008P Installation Guide 800 622 7464 801 566 3787 support asante com http www asante com 6 00 a m to 5 00 p
5. m Pacific Standard Time USA Monday Friday o Page 9 0 SA ZN FS4008P fm Page 10 Tuesday March 16 1999 5 35 PM Asant FriendlyNET FS4008P Installation Guide I A A A ASANTE TECHNOLOGIES INC 821 FOX LANE SAN JOSE CA 95131 PHONE 800 622 7464 FAX 801 566 3787 e mail address sales asante com World Wide Web site http www asante com 1999 Asant Technologies Inc Asant is a trademark of Asant Technologies Inc All brand names and products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders March 1999 Rev A Page 10 10
6. n or removing network cables while your switch is operating will not interrupt the operation of the switch A When placing your switch you need to avoid dusty locations and electromag netically noisy areas Desktop Placement You can place the switch on a table In this case use the four self adhesive feet which are provided with the Asant FriendlyNET FS4008P for cushioning purposes Stick them on the four corners of the bottom surface of the switch as shown in diagram below to cushion it against vibration Page 3 e tg S FS4008P fm Page 4 Tuesday March 16 1999 5 35 PM Asant FriendlyNET FS4008P Installation Guide Connecting to Servers and Workstations Use the following procedure to connect a 10Base T or 100Base TX Ethernet server or worksta tion to the switch 1 Make sure that the length of the straight through cable between the switch and the station does not exceed 100 meters including all patch cables and cross connect wires 2 Connect one end of the cable to the RJ 45 connector on the switch and the other end to the sta tion 5 4 3 2 1 Connection cable may be up to 100 meters long 10Mbps 100Mbps 10Mbps 100Mbps rire workstation workstation workstation workstation workstation Page 4 e tg S FS4008P fm Page 5 Tuesday March 16 1999 5 35 PM Asant FriendlyNE
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