Lantronix LSW2F8 - Manual (Page 3)

CHAPTER 1 Introduction
1.1 Product Introduction
Congratulations on your purchase of the Lantronix 10/100Mbps 10-
port or 18-port switch. The LSW2F8 and LSW2F16 10/100 Ethernet
Switches are designed to give you the ultimate in performance, flexibil-
ity, ease-of-use, and reliability.
The LSW 10/100 switches can increase performance on your network
by bringing full Ethernet bandwidth to individual workgroups or
straight to the desktop instead of requiring all stations to share the
bandwidth of a single network. The LSW switchÕs 100Mbps Fast
Ethernet capability can eliminate bottlenecks in connection to servers,
or can link 10Mbps workgroups to a 100Mbps Fast Ethernet network
backbone.
For straight-through 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX connections to servers
and workstations, the LSW switches support full-duplex connections,
effectively doubling the total throughput on individual links. The LSW
switchÕs store-and-forward switching architecture forwards packets to
their destination with a minimum of delay and eliminates bad packets
from the network.
The LSW2F8/LSW2F16 switch can be placed on a tabletop or rack-
mounted, and provides the ideal solution for your small, medium, or
large Ethernet/Fast Ethernet network. These devices are designed to
comply fully with the IEEE 802.3 Ethernet and 802.3u Fast Ethernet
standards.
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