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Chapter 1. Introduction of the Product

Thank you for choosing the TL-SG1008P 8-Port Gigabit Desktop

Switch with 4-Port PoE.

1.1 Overview of the Product

The TL-SG1008P 8-Port Gigabit Desktop Switch with 4-Port PoE

provides the seamless network connection, which integrates

1000Mbps Gigabit Ethernet, 100Mbps Fast Ethernet and

10Mbps Ethernet network capabilities.

This PoE Switch is also a Power Sourcing Equipment (PSE*).

Four of the eight Auto-Negotiation RJ45 ports (ports1~4) on the

Switch support Power over Ethernet (PoE*) function, which can

automatically detect and supply power with those IEEE802.3af-

compliant powered devices (PDs*).

*PSE: A device (switch or hub for instance) that will provide

power in a PoE setup.

*PoE: This technology describes a system to transmit electrical

power, along with data, to remote devices over standard

twisted-pair cable in an Ethernet network.

*PD: A device powered by a PSE and thus consumes energy.

Examples include powering IP telephones, wireless LAN

access points, network cameras, network hubs, embedded

computers etc.