Bay Technical Associates BayStack 304 - Manual (Page 42)

Using the BayStack 303 and 304 Ethernet Switches
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Attaching Devices to the BayStack Switch
After you have installed the BayStack 303 or 304 switch, you can connect it to
any equipment that conforms to the IEEE 802.3 standard, such as the following
devices:
• Ethernet networking devices
• Individual workstations or servers
• Other switches, bridges, or hubs
When the BayStack switch has valid link status, it automatically learns the MAC
level station address of each attached device. If you monitor the traffic, you may
initially see some extra transmissions as the switch learns the network
connectivity; after that, however, the network is fully switched.
The green link LED of each port lights if you correctly cable and connect each
attached device to the switch ports. If the attached device is off, is disabled from
sending link-status pulses, or is wired incorrectly, the link status LED of the
associated switch port does not light. If this is the case, you need to determine the
cause of the problem and take the appropriate corrective action.
Connecting 10BASE-T Ports
The 12 or 24 10BASE-T ports on the BayStack switch connect to Ethernet hubs,
network devices, individual workstations, or servers through an MDI-X
configured connection. Media Dependent Interface (MDI) is the IEEE standard
for the interface to unshielded twisted pair (UTP) cable.
For communications to take place between two devices, the transmitter of one
device must connect to the receiver of the other device. The connection must be
achieved through a crossover function, which could be a crossover cable or a port
that implements the crossover function internally.
For more information on using crossover cables, see “MDI and MDI-X
Connections ” on page 4-3 .
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