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Hardware Description
This section describes the hardware of the DYNA-SWITCH/24 and gives a
physical and functional overview of this Switch.
Physical Dimension
The physical dimension of the DYNA-SWITCH/24 is
440mmx 120 mm x
44mm (L x W x H)
Front Panel
The front panel of the DYNA-SWITCH/24 consists of (24) 10/100Base-TX
RJ-45 ports. The LED Indicators are also located on the front panel of the
Switch.
Front panel of the DYNA-SWITCH/24 (Rev. 2.0)
RJ-45 ports (Auto MDI/MDIX):
(
24) 10/100Mbps auto-sensing ports for
10Base-T or 100Base-TX device connections.
MDI
(Medium Dependent Interface) ports are also called "uplink ports”.
The MDI ports do not cross transmit and receive lines, which is done by the
regular ports (MDI
-
X ports) that connect to end stations. MDI means
connecting to another Hub or Switch while
MDIX
means connecting to a
workstation or PC. Therefore,
Auto MDI/MDIX
means that you can connect
to another Switch or workstation with either crossover or non-crossover
cabling.
