LevelOne GSW-2457 - Manual (Page 5)

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GSW-1657/2457
Gigabit Ehternet Switch User's Guide
Package Contents
The following contents should be found in your box:
One GSW-1657 or GSW-2457 Switch ¾
One power cord ¾
This User's Guide ¾
Rubber footpads for Desk-mount ¾
Rack-mount kit for installing the switch in a 19-inch rack ¾
Note:
If any of the above contents is damaged or missing, please contact the
retailer from whom you purchased the GSW-1657/GSW-2457 16/24-port Gigabit
Ethernet Switch for assistance.
Chapter 1: Introduction of the Product
This chapter describes the features of the GSW-1657/GSW-2457 16/24-port
Gigabit Ethernet Switch.
1.1 Overview of the Product
The GSW-1657/GSW-2457 16/24-port Gigabit Ethernet Switch provides you
with a high-performance, low-cost, easy-to-use, seamless and standard
upgrade to boost your old network to 1000Mbps. Increase the speed of your
network server and backbone connections make Gigabit a reality. Power
users in the home, office, workgroup, or creative production environment
can now move large, bandwidth-intensive files faster. Transfer graphics,
CGI, CAD, or multimedia files and other applications that have to move
large files across the network almost instantly.
GSW-1657/GSW-2457 features a non-blocking switching architecture that
forwards and filters packets at full wire-speed for maximum throughput.
MAC address auto-learning and auto-aging, IEEE802.3x flow control for