DES-1228/ME Metro Ethernet Managed Switch Hardware Installation Guide
Chapter 1 - Introduction
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Side Panel Description
Gigabit Combo Ports
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The DES-1228/ME switch is equipped with unshielded twisted-pair (UTP) cable ports providing dedicated 10 or 100
Mbps bandwidth. The Switch has 24 UTP ports and Auto MDI-X/MDI-II convertible ports that can be used for
linking to another switch. These ports can be used for connecting PCs, printers, servers, hubs, routers, switches
and other networking devices. The dual speed ports use standard twisted-pair cabling and are ideal for segmenting
networks into small, connected sub networks for superior performance. Each 10/100 port can support up to 200
Mbps of throughput in full-duplex mode.
In addition, the Switch has two 100/1000 SFP and two 10/100/1000BASE-T/SFP Combo ports. These gigabit combo
ports are ideal for connecting to a server or network backbone.
This stand-alone Switch enables the network to use some of the most demanding multimedia and imaging
applications concurrently with other user applications without creating bottlenecks. The built-in console interface
can be used to configure the Switch's settings for priority queuing, VLANs, and port trunk groups, port monitoring,
and port speed.
