Allied Telesis AT-GS900/8 - Manual (Page 19)

AT-GS900/8 Gigabit eco-friendly Ethernet Switches Installation Guide
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Hardware Feature Description
The following sections describe hardware features of the AT-GS900/8
Gigabit eco-friendly Ethernet Switch:
ˆ System and Port LEDs
ˆ Twisted Pair Ports
ˆ AC Power Connector
Twisted Pair
Ports
The AT-GS900/8 switch features 8 twisted pair ports.
Type of Connector
The twisted pair ports feature 8-pin RJ-45 connectors. (For the port
pinouts, refer to “RJ-45 Twisted Pair Port Connectors” on page 44.)
Speed
Each port is 10/100/1000Base-T compliant and is capable of 10, 100, or
1000 Mbps speed, respectively. The ports are IEEE 802.3u Auto-
Negotiation compliant. With Auto-Negotiation, the switch automatically
matches the highest possible common speed between each switch port
and its respective end-node. For example, if an end-node is capable of
only 10 Mbps, the switch sets the port connected to the end-node to 10
Mbps.
Duplex Mode
Each twisted pair port on the switch can operate in either half- or full
duplex mode. The twisted pair ports are IEEE 802.3u-compliant and will
Auto-Negotiate the duplex mode setting.
Note
For the switch to set the duplex mode for each port correctly, the
end-nodes that you connect to the switch ports should also use
Auto-Negotiation. Otherwise, a duplex mode mismatch can occur,
affecting network performance. For further information, refer to
“Duplex Mode” on page 23.