Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto EF24G2 del fabbricante Linksys
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EtherFast ® Dual Gigabit with 24-Port 10/100 Switch Use this guide to install: Linksys EtherFast ® Dual Gigabit with 24-P ort 10/100 Switch(EF24G2) User Guide Instant Gigabit™ Series.
COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS Copyright © 2001 Linksys, All Rights Reserved. EtherFast is a register ed trademark of Linksys. Microsoft, Windows, and the Windows logo ar e registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks and brand names ar e the property of their respective pr oprietors.
EtherFast ® Dual Gigabit with 24-Port 10/100 Switch Introduction Migrate your network to Gigabit speed with the EtherFast ® Dual Gigabit with 24- Port 10/100 Switch. This new Switch from Linksys provides blazing transfer speeds for your network applications with integrated Gigabit over copper con- nectivity .
EtherFast ® Dual Gigabit with 24-Port 10/100 Switch 3 Getting to Know the Switch Power ( Gr een ) The LED will illuminate when the s witch is po w ered on. PER PORT Link/Act ( Gr een/Amber ) The LED will illuminate green when the port makes a connection at 100Mbps, and flash g reen when there is activity on the port at 100Mbps.
EtherFast ® Dual Gigabit with 24-Port 10/100 Switch Installing the Switch Fast Ethernet Considerations If you will be using the Switch for F ast Ether net (100Mbps) or Gigabit (1000Mbps) applications, you must observe the follo wing guidelines: • The maximum UTP cab ling length using Category 3 cable is 328 feet (100 meters).
Switch Management The Linksys EtherF ast ® Dual Gigabit with 24-P ort 10/100 Switch offers an easy-to-use, menu-driv en console interface. Using this interface, you can per- form various s witch conf.
Instant Gigabit ® Series 2. The follo wing screen will appear . Enter a Name for this connection. In the example below , the name of the connection is EF24G2.
After you lo g on to the Switch, the Main Menu screen will appear . The Main Menu scr een consists of a series of options. Each option leads you to the screen for that management setting. Highlighting any option selects it; pressing the Enter ke y takes you to that screen.
13 • VLAN Conf iguration allows y ou to group individual ports into a small “virtual” network of their o wn, independent of the other ports. • Priority Conf iguration allows y ou assign varyin.
The P ort Conf iguration Menu screen ( shown her e ), allo ws you to vie w or change the follo wing values for each of the 24 10/100 ports: • Link Status - ( On/Off ) This v alue is automaticall y deter mined by the Switch and cannot be changed by the user .
17 16 EtherFast ® Dual Gigabit with 24-Port 10/100 Switch Instant Gigabit ® Series The P ort Trunking Conf iguration Menu screen ( sho wn here ), allo ws y ou to view or change the follo wing values.
Using the ar ro w keys, choose an y of the preset groups that you wish to trunk together and press the Enter ke y . Repeat the process until you ha ve chosen all the groups that you w ant to tr unk. After hitting the Enter ke y for each choice, that preset will disappear from the list and appear on the previous screen.
receiv e a message in the white status bar near the bottom of the screen that indicates whether or not the change w as accepted. Highlight the v alue next to Monitor P ort Rx and hit the hit the Enter key .
Setting priority lev els of ports allows the user to determine which ports will al wa ys transfer their data f irst. The Priority Conf iguration Menu screen ( shown her e ), allo ws y ou to view or ch.
Glossar y 10BaseT - An Ethernet standard that uses twisted wire pairs. 100BaseTX - IEEE ph ysical la y er specif ication for 100 Mbps o v er tw o pairs of Category 5 UTP wire. 1000B ASE-T - provides half-duple x (CSMA/CD) and full-duplex 1000Mbps Ethernet ser vice o ver Category 5e links as def ined by ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-A.
Hub - The de vice that ser ves as the central location for attaching wires from w orkstations. Can be passiv e, where there is no amplication of the signals; or acti ve, where the hubs are used lik e repeaters to pro vide an extension of the cable that connects to a w orkstation.
Specifications Model Number EF24G2 Standards IEEE 802.1d , IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.1q, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3ad , IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x Protocol CSMA/CD P orts 24 10/100Base-TX RJ-45 P .
Contact Information F or help with the installation or operation of this product, contact Linksys Customer Support at one of the phone numbers or Inter net addresses below . Sales Information 800-546-5797 (LINKSYS) T ech Support and RMA Issues 800-326-7114 949-261-1288 Fa x 949-261-8868 Email support@linksys.
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Un punto importante, dopo l’acquisto del dispositivo (o anche prima di acquisto) è quello di leggere il manuale. Dobbiamo farlo per diversi motivi semplici:
Se non hai ancora comprato il Linksys EF24G2 è un buon momento per familiarizzare con i dati di base del prodotto. Prime consultare le pagine iniziali del manuale d’uso, che si trova al di sopra. Dovresti trovare lì i dati tecnici più importanti del Linksys EF24G2 - in questo modo è possibile verificare se l’apparecchio soddisfa le tue esigenze. Esplorando le pagine segenti del manuali d’uso Linksys EF24G2 imparerai tutte le caratteristiche del prodotto e le informazioni sul suo funzionamento. Le informazioni sul Linksys EF24G2 ti aiuteranno sicuramente a prendere una decisione relativa all’acquisto.
In una situazione in cui hai già il Linksys EF24G2, ma non hai ancora letto il manuale d’uso, dovresti farlo per le ragioni sopra descritte. Saprai quindi se hai correttamente usato le funzioni disponibili, e se hai commesso errori che possono ridurre la durata di vita del Linksys EF24G2.
Tuttavia, uno dei ruoli più importanti per l’utente svolti dal manuale d’uso è quello di aiutare a risolvere i problemi con il Linksys EF24G2. Quasi sempre, ci troverai Troubleshooting, cioè i guasti più frequenti e malfunzionamenti del dispositivo Linksys EF24G2 insieme con le istruzioni su come risolverli. Anche se non si riesci a risolvere il problema, il manuale d’uso ti mostrerà il percorso di ulteriori procedimenti – il contatto con il centro servizio clienti o il servizio più vicino.
