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ES-1528 User’s Guide
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H A P T E R
3
Hardware Overview
This chapter describes the front panel and rear panel of the switch and shows you how to make
the hardware connections.
3.1 Panel Connections and the RESET Button
The figure below shows the front panel of the switch.
Figure 8 Front Panel
The following table describes the ports on the panels.
3.1.1 Ethernet Ports
The switch has 24 10/100Mbps auto-negotiating, auto-crossover Ethernet ports. In 10/
100Mbps Fast Ethernet, the speed can be 10Mbps or 100Mbps and the duplex mode can be
half duplex or full duplex.
10/100 Mbps Ethernet Ports
LEDs
RJ-45 Gigabit Ports for stacking
Mini-GBIC Slots
RESET Button
PWR
LED
Table 1 Panel Connections
CONNECTOR DESCRIPTION
24 10/100
Mbps RJ-45
Ethernet Ports
Connect these ports to a computer, a hub, an Ethernet switch or router.
Two 100/1000
Mbps RJ-45
Gigabit Ports
Connect these Gigabit Ethernet ports to high-bandwidth backbone network Ethernet
switches or use them to daisy-chain other switches.
2 Mini
-
GBIC
Slots
Use mini
-
GBIC transceivers in these slots for fiber-optic connections to backbone
Ethernet switches.