Dell PowerConnect 54 Series, User Manual

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Hardware Description
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Hardware Description
Device Port Configurations
PowerConnect 54xx Series Systems Front Panel Port Description
The PowerConnect 54xx series systems are configured with the following ports:
• 24/48 Copper ports — RJ-45 ports designated as 10/100/1000 BaseT Gigabit Ethernet ports
• 4 Fiber ports — Designated as Gigabit ports
• Terminal port — RS-232 console based port
The following figure illustrates the PowerConnect 54xx series systems front panel.
Figure 2-1. PowerConnect 5424 Front Panel
The front panel contains ports1-24/48, which are copper based RJ-45 ports, designated as 10/100/1000
Mbps and support both Half and Full Duplex modes. There are four SFP fiber ports which are
designated as Combo ports 21-24/45-48. A Combo port is a single logical port with two physical
connections. Only one physical connection can be active at a time, so either the copper ports or the
equivalent fiber ports 21-24 can be active, but they cannot both be active simultaneously. The upper row
of ports are marked by odd numbers and the lower row of ports are marked with even numbers.
On the front panel are all the device LEDs and a Reset Button which is used to manually reset the
device.
The device automatically detects whether the cable connected to an RJ-45 port is crossed or straight
through, and functions either way.
PowerConnect Back Panel Port Description
The device back panel contains connectors for power, as illustrated in the Figure 2-2.