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Chapter 3 Hardware Overview
MGS-3712/MGS-3012F User’s Guide
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Figure 13 Front Panel: MGS-3712F DC version
The following table describes the port labels on the front panel.
3.1.1 Console Port
For local management, you can use a computer with terminal emulation software configured
to the following parameters:
• VT100
• Terminal emulation
• 9600 bps
• No parity, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit
• No flow control
Connect the male 9-pin end of the console cable to the console port of the Switch. Connect the
female end to a serial port (COM1, COM2 or other COM port) of your computer.
Ethernet Ports
Dual Personality Interfaces
Console Port
Management Port
LEDs
ALARM slot
Table 1 Front Panel Connections
LABEL DESCRIPTION
8 100/1000
Mbps RJ-45
GbE Ports
( MGS-3712 )
Connect these GbE ports to high-bandwidth backbone network Ethernet switches or
use them to daisy-chain other switches.
8 Mini-GBIC
Slots ( MGS-
3712F )
Use mini-GBIC transceivers in these slots for Gigabit Ethernet fiber-optic or copper
connections to backbone Ethernet switches.
Four Dual
Personality
Interfaces
Each interface has one 1000 Base-T copper RJ-45 port and one mini-GBIC slot, with
one port active at a time.
• 4 100/1000 Mbps RJ-45 GbE Ports:
Connect these Gigabit Ethernet ports to high-bandwidth backbone network
Ethernet switches.
• 4 Mini
-
GBIC Slots:
Use mini
-
GBIC transceivers in these slots for fiber-optic or copper connections to
backbone Ethernet switches.
Console Port The console port is for local configuration of the Switch.
Management
Port
Connect to a computer using an RJ-45 Ethernet cable for local configuration of the
Switch.
Alarm Connect the alarm input pins to alarm output terminals on other pieces of equipment.
Connect the alarm output pins to an alarm input terminal on another piece of
equipment.
See
Chapter 37 on page 279 for details on the pin assignments required.