Nortel Contivity 100, Setting Up

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• A seven-port autosensing, autonegotiating Ethernet switch provides a means
for connecting to your network and enables you to eliminate an extra Ethernet
switch or hub on your LAN. Each port adapts to the correct network speed (10
Mb/s or 100 Mb/s), the duplex mode of the connected device, and the correct
MDI status of the cable. For details, refer to
Chapter 3, “Seven-port
autosensing Ethernet switch specifications,” on page 47 .
• Seven 10/100 Link/Activity LEDs (labeled S1–S7) display port status for the
Ethernet switch. For details, refer to
Chapter 5, “LEDs: support and
diagnostic functions,” on page 57 .
• Seven FDX LEDs (labeled S1–S7) display port mode status for the Ethernet
switch. For details, refer to
Chapter 5, “LEDs: support and diagnostic
functions,” on page 57 .
Figure 1 illustrates the front panel of the unit.
Figure 1 Front panel of the Contivity 100 unit
The rear panel of the unit contains the following switches and connectors:
• A communications interface (one or two phone jacks, an ISDN jack, or a third
Ethernet connection) for connecting to your telephone service company
(telco), external Ethernet connection, or ISP
• Second full-duplex/half-duplex autonegotiating Ethernet connection (Eth2) to
connect to a router or bridge to support a Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), or to
add another network segment
• AUX port to directly connect a PC or modem for out-of-band management
(see
Chapter 6, “Out-of-band management support,” on page 61 )
• Configuration switches (see Chapter 4, “Configuration switch settings,” on
page 51 )
• Power voltage selector switch (115 or 230 VAC)
• Power supply connector and power switch
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Power
10/100 Link/Activity
HDX/FDX
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
S1
S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7
S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7
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