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FX-08IM
8Ports 10M/100M Switch
All of the eight ports on the FX-08IM support Auto MDI/MDI-X and thus automatically detect straight/crossover cable type. The product's metal chassis facilitates heat dissipation, and its fan-less, silent design is ideal for any office environment. Furthermore, its built-in power supply eliminates the need for a bulky AC adapter that occupies extra slots on a power strip or wall outlet.
 
All ports support Auto MDI/MDI-X
  Since all ports on the FX-08IM support AutoMDI/MDI-X, the product automatically detects straight/crossover cable type and prevents cable-related troubles caused by cable type mismatch. In addition, this feature lets you use a straight cable for cascading the switch to another switch/switch.
 
Its metal chassis facilitates heat dissipation
  The metal chassis of the product facilitates the dissipation of unwanted heat inside the switch. Its fan-less, silent design allows the switch to operate quietly.
 
Higher data transfer efficiency achieved via Flow Control
  The FX-08IM supports Flow Control (IEEE802.3x in full duplex mode, Back Pressure in half duplex mode). In the case of ordinary switches, a concentration of traffic on a specific port leads to severe performance degradation since free buffer memory and the bandwidth of the port decrease, disabling smooth retrieval and storage of frames on the buffer memory. Excess packets are discarded, causing frame losses. On the other hand, the FX-08IM uses Flow Control to stop the transmission of signals on the attached devices to directly eliminate bandwidth mismatches.
 
Store-and-Forward blocks error packets
  The FX-08IM utilizes Store-and-Forward switching scheme, in which incoming data frames are first stored in a buffer memory. The switch then uses FCS (Frame Check Sequence) at the end of the frames to check for errors. Since frames with errors are removed within the switch, the scheme prevents the generation of unwanted network traffic.
 
Auto-Negotiation enabled on all ports
  The on-board Auto-Negotiation feature automatically selects the best data transfer rate (10/100Mbps) and mode (Full/Half Duplex) for communication between the switch and another networking device.
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