The EZ series of switches are designed to make network installations simple, quick, and easy . To create this easy installation, GigaFast Ethernet engineers have developed a fully Plug-and-Play switch. Not only does the EZ500-S auto-detect if the client is 10 or 100 Mbps, it also detects if the client is another switch! If the client is another switch, hub, or router, the EZ500-S will automatically make the client port an uplink port. So when connecting the EZ500-S to a network, just plug it in, and the EZ500-S will do all the rest.