Linksys EFAH05W Switch User Manual


 
Uplinking the 5-Port Hub
The EtherFast 5-Port Auto-Sensing Hub has a special switched uplink port
with it’s own distance extension capabilities. If you are mixing 10Mbps
and 100Mbps hardware on your 5-Port hub, the hub can be uplinked to
other 100Mbps hubs at a distance of 5 meters (16.4 feet) -- just like other
hubs.
However, if all ports on your 5-Port Auto-Sensing hub are running at
100Mbps, then the uplink port automatically becomes capable of sending
data over an uplink cable of up to 100 meters (328 feet). The LED marked
‘SW’ will light up, indicating that a 100 meter uplink can be established.
Please note that in order for the distance extending switch to become
active, all four remaining ports on your 5-Port hub must be running at
100Mbps, (remember that one port on the hub is lost when the hub is
uplinked). This feature is only present on the 5-Port Auto-Sensing hub. All
other auto-sensing hubs can only be uplinked using 5 meter cables when
connecting to 100Mbps Fast Ethernet hubs.
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Uplinking the 5-Port Hub