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Quick Start Guide

Cisco Small Business 
Model SD208
8-Port 10/100 Switch

Package Contents

SD208 Switch

Power Adapter

Quick Start Guide

Product Overview

Thank you for choosing the Cisco 8-Port 10/100 Switch. The Switch provides 
non-blocking, wire speed switching for your 10 and 100 Mbps network clients.  
It's the perfect way of integrating 10Mbps Ethernet and 100Mbps Fast Ethernet 
devices, too. All ports are auto speed negotiating, and have automatic MDI/MDI-
X crossover detection, so you don’t have to worry about the cable type. Each 
port independently negotiates for best speed and half- or full-duplex mode, for 
up to 200Mbps of bandwidth per port. Fast store-and-forward switching 
prevents damaged packets from being passed on into the network.

Front Panel

The LEDs are located on the front panel of the Switch.

System—(Green) This LED lights up and remains lit when the Switch is 
powered on. 

1-8—(Green) Each LED lights up when a connection is made through its 
corresponding port. It flashes when the corresponding port is active.

Back Panel

The Ethernet network ports are located on the back panel of the Switch. 

1-8—These ports connect the Switch to network devices, such as computers.

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Side Panels

The power port is located on the side panel of the Switch.

The power port is where you will connect the power adapter. 

The security slot is located on the opposite side of the Switch.

The security slot is where you can attach a lock to protect the Switch from theft. 

Placement Options

Set the Switch on its four rubber feet, or mount the Switch on a wall. 

To use the wall-mount option, follow these instructions:

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TEP

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The wall-mount slots are two crisscross slots on the Switch’s 
bottom panel. Attach two screws to the wall, so that the Switch’s 
wall-mount slots line up with the two screws.

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TEP

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Maneuver the Switch to insert the screws into the two slots. 

Typical Installation Scenario

The application diagram shown here is an example of a typical network 
configuration.

When you connect your network devices, make sure you don’t exceed the 
maximum cabling distances, which are listed in the following table:

From

To

Maximum Distance

Switch

Switch or Hub

100 meters (328 feet)

Switch or Hub

Computer

100 meters (328 feet)

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