In the age of the Internet and information technology, switches are increasingly used. These are special devices that send batches of documents to all addresses on the network at the same time. It is difficult to overestimate this feature of the switch, since office interests require such a function.
Necessary
Switch with those passport, cable crimper and lugs
Instructions
Step 1
Switches not only remember all the current addresses of workstations and devices, but also filter traffic for a given purpose. At the right time, they open the port and forward the assigned packet to the addressees.
Step 2
The switch configuration should be done in the following order:
- connect the switch to the power supply, which in turn - to the power supply through the socket;
- take a network cable and connect the switch to your computer's network card:
be careful - on the twisted pair wires there should be lugs with tangled contacts according to the instructions in the switch passport;
Step 3
- configure the network card:
to do this, select the "Start" button with the mouse, and then the "Control Panel" tab, in which you need to click on the "Network and Network Connections" section and show the network card with the right mouse button (if you have only one network card, then all the same it must be selected and confirmed with the "OK" key);
Step 4
- in the "Local Area Connection" section, activate the "Properties" subsection, then scroll down to the end of the list, where you will find the "Internet Protocol (TCP / IP)" line, and click the "Properties" button.
- specify the address and subnet mask:
in the "General" tab, write down the IP address 192.168.0.2 and the subnet mask 255.255.255.0 and confirm the correctness of the entries;
Step 5
- check the operation of the switch:
using the ping service command, enter the network address of your computer on the network and set the ping 192.168.0.2 –t data packet to be sent in infinite mode (if you want to interrupt it, press Ctrl + C - the program will report data loss during transmission).
Step 6
Configuring the switch will help you save time on sending data packets and fully automate this process. The "network connections" can be accessed by activating the network icon at the bottom of the screen, where you should then select the "Properties" button and click it with the left mouse button.
