3Com SuperStack 3 3C16468 User Manual

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The SuperStack ® 3 Baseline 10/100/1000 Switch 6-Port10BASE-T/100BASE-TX/1000BASE-T is a versatile,easy-to-use switch. It is ideal for users who want thehigh-speed performance of 10/100/1000 switching butdo not need sophisticated management capabilities. TheBaseline 10/100/1000 Switch 6-Port is shipped ready foruse. No configuration is necessary.The Baseline 10/100/1000 Switch 6-Port can be rack-mounted or free standing.The Baseline 10/100/1000 Switch 6-Port includes: One power cord One mounting kit Four standard height self-adhesive feet A card with details of online registrationThe Switch can be powered either from the AC mainssupply, or through an optional 3Com ® SuperStack 3Advanced Redundant Power System (3C16071A).Contact your supplier for details.The Baseline 10/100/1000 Switch 6-Port provides highperformance switched connections to 10 Mbps, 100Mbps, and 1000 Mbps hubs, switches, servers andworkstations that need a dedicated switched link. Thefollowing figure illustrates one possible configuration.The Baseline 10/100/1000 Switch 6-Port has 6 shieldedRJ-45, 10/100/1000 Mbps auto-negotiating ports on thefront panel. Each 10/100/1000 Mbps port automaticallydetermines the speed, duplex mode, and MDIX mode ofthe connected equipment and provides a suitableswitched connection. Note that 1000BASE-T connectionsoperate in full duplex mode only.All Switch ports support flow control, which is amechanism that prevents packet loss during periods ofcongestion on the network. Packet loss is caused by oneor more devices sending traffic to an already overloadedport on the Switch. Flow control prevents packet loss byI NTRODUCTIONBaseline 10/100/1000 SwitchBaseline 10/100 Switches1000MbpsconnectionsServers with1000MbpsconnectionsBaseline Hubwith 10Mbps connection1SuperStack ® 3 Baseline 10/100/1000 Switch 6-Port10BASE-T/100BASE-TX/1000BASE-T (3C16468) User GuideDUA1646-8AAA02