i
T
ABLE OF
C
ONTENTS
ABOUT THIS GUIDE
....................................................1
PURPOSE .........................................................................................1
OVERVIEW OF THIS USER’S GUIDE ..........................................1
INTRODUCTION
..............................................................2
FAST ETHERNET TECHNOLOGY ................................................2
SWITCHING TECHNOLOGY .........................................................2
FEATURES.......................................................................................4
UNPACKING....................................................................................6
SETUP ..............................................................................................6
IDENTIFYING EXTERNAL
COMPONENTS
....................................................................7
F
RONT
P
ANEL
.............................................................................7
LED INDICATORS.........................................................................7
R
EAR
P
ANEL
................................................................................8
CONNECTING THE DSS-8+
................................10
PC TO DSS-8+ ............................................................................10
HUB TO DSS-8+..........................................................................10
A. 10BASE-T Hub...................................................................11
B. 100BASE-TX Hub .............................................................11
HUB WITHOUT UPLINK (MDI-II) PORT.................................11
A. Using straight cable
.............................................................11
B. Using crossover cable
.........................................................11
