15
I
DENTIFYING
E
XTERNAL
C
OMPONENTS
This chapter identifies all the major external components of the
Switch. Both the front and rear panels are shown below, with a
description of each panel features.
Front Panel
LED Indicators
10/100 BASE-T X Twisted-Pair Ports
1000 BASE-T
Twisted-Pair Ports
POWER
Figure 4. The front panel of the Switch
LED Indicators
Refer to the next chapter
Understanding LED Indicators
for
detailed information on the meaning of each LED indicator.
10/100BASE-TX Twisted-Pair Ports (Port1~24)
These ports support network speeds of either 10Mbps or
100Mbps, and can operate in half- or full- duplex transfer modes.
These ports also support Auto-MDIX crossover detection
function, providing true “plug and play” capability.
1000BASE-T Twisted Pair Ports (Port 25~26)
The Switch is equipped with two Gigabit twisted pair ports.