PLANET GSW-1200S - Manual (Page 11)

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2. INSTALLATION
This Chapter describes the functionalities of GSW-1200 ’s components
and guides how to install it on the desktop or rack. Basic knowledge of
networking is assumed. Please read this chapter completely before
continuing.
2.1 Product Description
The PLANET GSW-1200S provides 12 Gigabit Ethernet Switch ports.
The
PLANET GSW-1200S delivers twelve ports worth of
high-performance, feature-rich integrated Gigabit Ethernet switching
over traditional copper cabling. It provides 12 Ethernet ports and is
capable of smart functions, such as VLAN, Port Trunking and Prot
Mirroring. GSW-1200S can be configured by out-of-band channel via the
console port (RS232) directly. Each port supports 10Mbps, 100Mbps,
and 1000Mbps as well as half/full mode and can be easily connected to
corporate backbones and servers.
2.1.1 Product Overview
PLANET GSW-1200S is a gigabit Ethernet switch with 12 RJ-45
10/100/1000 Mbps ports for high-speed network connectivity.
GSW-1200S can also automatically identify and determine the correct
transmission speed and half/full duplex mode of the attached devices
with its 12 ports. Plus, the Gigabit port, together with jumbo frame
feature supported, can handle extremely large amounts of data
transmission in a secure topology linking to a backbone or high-power
servers.
This product also supports store-and-forward forwarding scheme to
ensure low latency and high data integrity, eliminates unnecessary
traffic and relieves congestion on critical network paths. With an
intelligent address recognition algorithm, GSW-1200S could recognize
up to 32K different MAC address and enables filtering and forwarding at
full wire speed.