Asante Technologies FS4004DS Switch User Manual


 
Introduction
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Features
The FriendlyNet FS4004DS and the FS4008DS have the following fea-
tures:
Compact size — designed for small to large workgroups
in space-limited areas; installs on desktop, mounts on
wall, or installs in a standard equipment rack (depends
on model)
Plug-and-play installation
Connects from four to eight (depends on model)
10Base-T or 100Base-TX segments per switch
Contains an uplink/ MDI-II (media dependent interface)
port for uplink to another switch
Auto-negotiation on all ports to determine network
speed
Full- or half-duplex operation on all ports
Allows cascading from any port to any number of
switches
Complies with the IEEE 802.3u Fast Ethernet standard
Works with Category 5 UTP (unshielded twisted-pair)
cable
Contains power, collision, full duplex, 10/100Mbps, and
link/activity LEDs to aid network diagnosis and simple
management
Ideal for deployment with multiple high-speed servers
for dedicated bandwidth 10Mbps or 100Mbps work-
groups
Combines dynamic memory allocation with store-and-
forward switching
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