About This Guide
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ABLE OF
C
ONTENTS
0 ABOUT THIS GUIDE .............................................................................IX
P
URPOSE
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IX
T
ERMS
/U
SAGE
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IX
O
VERVIEW OF THIS
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SER
’
S
G
UIDE
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X
1 INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................1
F
AST
E
THERNET
T
ECHNOLOGY
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S
WITCHING
T
ECHNOLOGY
............................................................................. 2
F
EATURES
..................................................................................................... 3
Performance features................................................................................ 4
2 UNPACKING AND SETUP..................................................................... 6
U
NPACKING
.................................................................................................. 6
S
ETUP
........................................................................................................... 7
D
ESKTOP OR
S
HELF
I
NSTALLATION
............................................................... 7
W
ALL
I
NSTALLATION
(DES-1004)................................................................ 8
R
ACK
I
NSTALLATION
(DES-1008) ................................................................ 9
P
OWER ON
.................................................................................................. 11
DES-1004................................................................................................ 11
DES-1008................................................................................................ 11
LED Indicators ....................................................................................... 11
Power Failure......................................................................................... 12
3 IDENTIFYING EXTERNAL COMPONENTS..................................... 13
F
RONT
P
ANEL
............................................................................................. 13
The DES-1008 Cable Organizer............................................................. 14
R
EAR
P
ANEL
............................................................................................... 14
DES-1004................................................................................................ 14
DES-1008................................................................................................ 15