How to Use the D-Link Switch
Switches are networking devices that allow you to connect multiple computers. They offer the same peer-to-peer network connectivity function as routers and hubs. Switches differ from routers in that routers are designed to provide Internet access and switches are not; also, switches differ from hubs in that switches enable dedicated bandwidth for each connected device whereas devices connected to hubs share bandwidth. You can use a D-Link switch to quickly enable a home network.
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Power up the D-Link switch. Plug one end of the AC power adapter into the DC power jack on the right-hand side of the back of the switch. Plug the other end of the adapter into an electrical wall outlet. This powers up the switch.
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Confirm that the D-Link switch is receiving power. The power indicator LED on the front of the switch lights up when the device is powered.
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Connect a computer to the switch. Plug one end of an ethernet cable into the ethernet adapter on the computer and the other end into any unused, numbered ethernet port on the back of the D-Link switch. When the switch recognizes the computer, the correspondingly numbered LED on the front of the switch will light up.
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Continue adding computers to the D-Link switch. Follow the same procedure as for the first computer. The switch can connect up to five computers.
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Communicate between computers. Use the networking support built in to your particular operating system. For example, in the Windows XP operating system, you would use the File and Printer sharing feature.
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I wanted to know the meaning of the yellow light shown in the switch when you connect it with another d-link switch which also have some computers attached. and what if the switch has may be 8 ports, can't you connect eight computers to it?
