NETGEAR ETHERNET SWITCH SW108 - Manual (Page 16)

Installation Guide for the Model SW108 Ethernet Switch
2-4 Physical Description
Rear Panel
As illustrated in Figure 2-3, the rear panel has full-duplex (FDX), and half-duplex (HDX) toggle
switches, a ground clip, and a standard AC power receptacle.
Key:
1 = Ground clip
2 = FDX and HDX toggle switches to set the duplex mode of each 10 Mbps port
3 = AC power outlet
Figure 2-3. Rear panel of the Model SW108 switch
FDX and HDX Duplex Toggle Switches
Full-duplex mode is supported for all 10 Mbps ports and allows a port to transmit and receive data
at the same time. Full-duplex operation applies only to point-to-point access where the remote
device also supports full-duplex. In half-duplex mode, the port can either transmit or receive data
at any time, but not transmit or receive data concurrently.
As illustrated in Figure 2-3, one full-duplex (FDX) and half-duplex (HDX) toggle switch is
assigned to each 10 Mbps port on the switch to set the communication mode to either full-duplex
or half-duplex mode.
887EA
HDX-
FDX -
Force port to operate at Half Duplex mode
Force port to operate at Full Duplex and Half Duplex mode only
1
FDX
HDX
8
10 Mbps
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