D-Link DFE-916X User Manuals

Table of Contents

• 1 INTRODUCTION

  1
• Product Description

  1
• Product Features

  2
• Dual-Speed Ethernet Hub Technology Overview

  3
• 100BASE-TX Technology Overview

  5
• 100Mbps Fast Ethernet Introduction

  5
• Cables and Connectors

  6
• Topology

  6
• Network Diameter

  7
• Hub Types

  7
• 2 UNPACKING AND SETUP

  9
• Unpacking

  9
• Identifying External Components

  10
• Front Panel

  10
• Rear Panel

  11
• Installing the Hub

  12
• Installation

  12
• Rack Mounting

  13
• Connecting the Power Supply

  14
• 3 UNDERSTANDING INDICATORS

  15
• Hub State Indicators

  16
• Module Indicators (SLOT)

  17
• Port State Indicators

  17
• Port Speed Indicators

  18
• 4 MAKING CONNECTIONS

  19
• Hub Cascading/Building a Stack

  19
• Connectivity Rules

  20
• Hub to End-Station Connection

  21
• Hub-to-Hub Uplink

  23
• Optional Module Connections

  24
• Module Installation

  24
• Switching Module (DFE-260S)

  25
• Fiber Optic Module (DFE-260FX)

  26
• Fast Ethernet Module (DFE-260TX)

  27
• 5 CABLES AND CONNECTORS

  29
• 100BASE-TX Ethernet Cable and Connectors

  29
• Crossover Cables

  30
• 6 SPECIFICATIONS

  33
• General

  33
• Hub-to-Hub Cascading

  34
• LED Indicators

  34
• Environmental and Physical

  34