Linksys Dual Gigabit with 24-Port 10/100 Switch EF24G2 User Manual

EtherFast®Dual Gigabitwith 24-Port 10/100SwitchUse this guide to install:Linksys EtherFast®Dual Gigabitwith 24-Port 10/100Switch(EF24G2)User GuideInst

The Port Configuration Menu screen (shown here), allows you to view orchange the following values for each of the 24 10/100 ports:• Link Status - (On/

1716EtherFast®Dual Gigabit with 24-Port 10/100 SwitchInstant Gigabit®SeriesThe Port Trunking Configuration Menu screen (shown here), allows you toview

Using the arrow keys, choose any of the preset groups that you wish totrunk together and press the Enter key. Repeat the process until you havechosen

receive a message in the white status bar near the bottom of the screen thatindicates whether or not the change was accepted. Highlight the valuenext

Setting priority levels of ports allows the user to determine which ports willalways transfer their data first. The Priority Configuration Menu scree

Glossary10BaseT - An Ethernet standard that uses twisted wire pairs.100BaseTX - IEEE physical layer specification for 100 Mbps over two pairs ofCatego

Hub - The device that serves as the central location for attaching wires fromworkstations. Can be passive, where there is no amplication of the signal

SpecificationsModel Number EF24G2Standards IEEE 802.1d, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.1q, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3ad, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x P

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EtherFast®Dual Gigabit with 24-Port 10/100 SwitchIntroductionMigrate your network to Gigabit speed with the EtherFast®Dual Gigabit with 24-Port 10/100

EtherFast®Dual Gigabit with 24-Port 10/100 Switch3Getting to Know the SwitchPower (Green) The LED will illuminate when the switch is powered on.PER P

EtherFast®Dual Gigabit with 24-Port 10/100 SwitchInstalling the SwitchFast Ethernet ConsiderationsIf you will be using the Switch for Fast Ethernet (1

Switch ManagementThe Linksys EtherFast®Dual Gigabit with 24-Port 10/100 Switch offers aneasy-to-use, menu-driven console interface. Using this interfa

Instant Gigabit®Series2. The following screen will appear. Enter a Name for this connection. Inthe example below, the name of the connection is EF24

After you log on to the Switch, the Main Menu screen will appear.The Main Menu screen consists of a series of options. Each option leads youto the scr

13• VLAN Configuration allows you to group individual ports into a small“virtual” network of their own, independent of the other ports.• Priority Conf