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CHAPTER 2: OVERVIEW
2.4 HARDWARE DESCRIPTION
This section describes the switch hardware.
2.4.1 FRONT PANEL
The front panel of this switch has (8) 10/100/1000BASE-TX RJ-45 ports and (2) Gigabit SFP uplink ports. SFP modules
(not included) install in the uplink ports. The LED Indicators are also located on the front panel. Figure 2-1 shows the front panel
of the switch and Table 2-1 describes its components.
1 2 3
5
7 6 7
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FIGURE 2-1. FRONT PANEL
TABLE 2-1. FRONT-PANEL COMPONENTS
NUMBER IN FIGURE 2-1
COMPONENT
DESCRIPTION
1
Reset button
Press to reset the switch.
2
(1) Power LED
ON: Lights amber when power to the switch is on.
ON: Lights green when valid link is established.
OFF: Power is off.
3
(8) Link/Act LEDs: (1) per RJ-45 port 1–8
ON: 10/100/1000 Link is connected.
Flashing: Passing data
4
(8) 1000M LEDs: (1) per RJ-45 ports 1–8
ON: Gigabit link is connected.
OFF: Gigabit link is not connected.
5
(8) RJ-45 ports
Links to devices or segments.
6
(2) FX LEDs: (1) per SFP slot
(2) FX LEDs: (1) per SFP slot
ON: SFP module is connected
OFF: SFP module is not connected
7
(2) SFP open slots
Holds SFP modules. See Table 2-3 for compatible modules
from Black Box.
