User manual AOPEN AOW608

[. . . ] Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference, in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense. CE Mark Warning This is a Class B product. In a domestic environment, this product may cause radio interference, in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures. VCCI Mark Warning P/N:6012-0001116 TABLE OF CONTENTS PACKAGE CONTENT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 ABOUT THIS GUIDE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 OVERVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 FAST ETHERNET TECHNOLOGY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 SWITCHING TECHNOLOGY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 FEATURES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 HARDWARE DESCRIPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 FRONT PANEL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 REAR PANEL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 LED INDICATORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 PC TO SWITCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 HUB TO SWITCH. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Today switches are an ideal solution to most kinds of local area network congestion problems. Features AOpen SOHO Switch was designed for easy installation and high performance in a SOHO environment where traffic on the network and the number of users increases continuously. With its small, compact size was specifically designed for small to middle workgroups. This AOpen SOHO Switch can be installed where space is limited; moreover, they provide immediate access to a rapidly growing network through a wide range of user-reliable functions. 6 Key features are: · Store and forward switching scheme capability. As the result of complete frame checking and error frame filtering, this scheme prevents error packages from transmitting among segments. This allows for auto sensing of speed (10/100Mbps) thereby providing you with automatic and flexible solutions in your network connections. This minimizes dropped packets by sending out collision signals when the receiving buffer is full. Note that flow control is only available in half-duplex mode. 1K MAC address entry table per device for AOW-605. 8K MAC address entry table per device for AOW-608. · · · · · · 1MB RAM buffer per device for AOW-605. External switching power supply for lower power consumption and heat emission. HARDWARE DESCRIPTION This section identifies all the major external components of the hub. Both the front and rear panels are shown, followed by a description of each panel feature. The indicator panel is described in detail in the next chapter. Front Panel The figure below shows the front panels of the switch. AOW-605 5-port SOHO 10/100Mbps Switch Hub AOW-608 8-port SOHO 10/100Mbps Switch Hub · LED Indicator Panel Refer to the LED Indicator section for detailed information about each of the hub' s LED indicators. 8 Rear Panel AOW-605 5-port SOHO 10/100Mbps Switch Hub AOW-608 8-port SOHO 10/100Mbps Switch Hub · DC Power Jack: Power is supplied through an external AC power adapter. Check the technical specification section for information about the AC power input voltage. These are MDI-X (MediumDependent Interface, Cross-wired) jacks, which mean, you can use ordinary straight-through twisted-pair cables to connect user machines and servers to the hub through them. If you need to connect another device with an MDI-X jack, such as another hub or an Ethernet switch, you should use a crossover cable, or make the connection · using the MDI-X jack (described below). · Uplink Jack(s) (MDI-II): Use this jack to connect stations to the hub. This is MDI-II (Mediumdependent Interface, straight-wired) jack, which means you can connect the hub to a device with a MDI-X port using an ordinary straight-through cable, making a crossover cable unnecessary. LED Indicators · Power Indicator (PWR) This indicator lights green when the hub is receiving power, otherwise, it is off. · Full-Duplex/Collision (Full-Duplex/Collision) This LED indicator light green when a respective port is in full duplex (FDX) mode. Otherwise, it is blinking when collisions are occurring on the respective port. · 100M Link/Activity, 10M Link/Activity (100M LINK/ACT(green), 10LINK/ACT(amber)) This indicator light green when the port is connected to a 100Mbps Fast Ethernet station, if the indicator blinking green will be transmitting or received data on the 100Mbps network. [. . . ] 100BASE-TX Hub For a 100BASE-TX hub, the Switch LED indicators should light up as the following: · · "Full-Duplex/Collision" LED indicator is OFF. "100LINK/ACT, 10LINK/ACT" LED indicator is light green. Hub without Uplink (MDI-II) port If a hub is not equipped with an uplink (MDI-II) port, connection can be made using either straight cable or crossover cable. A. Using straight cable When using straight cable, the connection can be made from the uplink (MDI-II) port of the Switch to any port of the Hub. Using crossover cable When using crossover cable, the connection can be made from any (MDI-X) ports of the Switch to any port of the Hub. Switch to switch (other devices) This switch can be connected to another switch or other devices (routers, bridges, etc. ) via a two-pair Category 3, 4, 5 UTP/STP straight or crossover cable. A. [. . . ]