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Appendix B Ports and LEDs
Ports
Console port
The HPE 1950 12XGT 4SFP+ switch provides a serial console port and a mini USB console port on
the front panel. The other HPE 1950 switch models provide only a serial console port.
Table 13 Console port specifications
Item
Serial console port
Mini USB console port
Connector type
RJ-45
Mini USB-Type B
Compliant standard
EIA/TIA-232 USB
2.0
Transmission baud rate 9600 bps to 115200 bps (default: 38400 bps)
Services
•
Provides connection to an ASCII terminal.
•
Provides connection to the serial port of a
local or remote (through a pair of modems)
PC running terminal emulation program.
Provides connection to the
USB port of a local PC running
terminal emulation program.
Management Ethernet port
The HPE 1950 12XGT 4SFP+ switch provides a management Ethernet port on the front panel. You
can connect the management Ethernet port to a PC or management station for loading and
debugging software or remote management.
Table 14 Management Ethernet port specifications
Item Specification
Connector type
RJ-45
Port transmission rate
10/100 Mbps, half/full duplex
1000 Mbps, full duplex
MDI/MDI-X auto-sensing
Transmission medium and max
transmission distance
100 m (328.08 ft) over category-5 twisted pair cable
Standards
IEEE 802.3i, 802.3u, 802.3ab
Functions and services
Switch software and Boot ROM upgrade, network management
10/100/1000Base-T Ethernet port
All HPE 1950 switches except the HPE 1950 12XGT 4SFP+ switch provide 10/100/1000Base-T
Ethernet ports.
