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Cisco IE 4000 Switch Hardware Installation Guide
Chapter 1 Product Overview
Ports and Slots
By default, the switch selects the medium for each dual-purpose port (10/100BASE-T or SFP). When a
link is achieved on one media type, the switch disables the other media type until the active link goes
down. If links are active on both media, the SFP-module port has priority, but you can use the
media-
type
interface configuration command to manually designate the port as an RJ-45 port or an SFP port.
You can configure the speed and duplex settings consistent with the selected media type. For information
on configuring interfaces, see the switch software configuration guide.
Dual-Purpose Gigabit Ethernet Uplink or Downlink Ports
You can configure the dual-purpose Gigabit Ethernet uplink or downlink ports on the switch as either
10/1001000BASE-T ports or as 100/1000 Mb/s SFP-module ports. You can set the 10/100/1000BASE-
T ports to autonegotiate, or you can configure them as fixed 10, 100, or 1000 Mb/s (Gigabit) Ethernet
ports.
By default, the switch selects the medium for each dual-purpose port (10/100/1000BASE-T or SFP).
When a link is achieved on one media type, the switch disables the other media type until the active link
goes down. If links are active on both media, the SFP-module port has priority, but you can use the
media-type
interface configuration command to manually designate the port as an RJ-45 port or an SFP
port.
You can configure the speed and duplex settings consistent with the selected media type. For information
on configuring interfaces, see the switch software configuration guide.
Management Ports
You can connect the switch to a PC running Microsoft Windows or to a terminal server through either
the RJ-45 console port or the USB mini-Type B console port, also referred to as the USB-mini console
port. These ports use the following connectors:
•
RJ-45 console port uses an RJ-45-to-DB-9 female cable.
•
USB-mini console port (5-pin connector) uses a USB Type A-to-5-pin mini-Type B cable.
The USB-mini console interface speeds are the same as the RJ-45 console interface speeds.
To use the USB-mini console port, you must install the Cisco Windows USB device driver on the device
that is connected to the USB-mini console port and that is running Microsoft Windows.
Note
For information about downloading the Cisco USB device driver, see the
“Installing the Cisco Microsoft
Windows USB Device Driver” section on page A-4
.
With the Cisco Windows USB device driver, connecting and disconnecting the USB cable from the
console port does not affect Windows HyperTerminal operations. Mac OS X or Linux require no special
drivers.
Note
The 5-pin mini-Type B connectors resemble the 4-pin mini-Type B connectors, but they are not
compatible. Use only the 5-pin mini-Type B. See
Figure 1-2
.
