ZyXEL Communications VES-1616F-44, User Manual

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VES-1616F/1624F-44 User’s Guide
Chapter 3 Hardware Overview 37
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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 Front Panel Connection
The front panel contains switch LEDs and all the network ports and port connections.
Figure 5 Front Panel (VES-1616F-44)
The following table describes the port labels on the front panel.
3.1.1 VDSL and POTS Connections
Connect the lines from the user equipment (VDSL modem) to the VDSL LINE port and the
lines from the central office switch or PBX (Private Branch Exchange) to the POTS LINE
port. Make sure that the VDSL LINE wire wrapping pins and the POTS LINE wire wrapping
pins are not shorted on the MDF (Main Distribution Frame).
The line from the user carries both the VDSL and the voice signals. For each line, the switch
has a built-in splitter that separates the high frequency VDSL signal from the voice band
signal and feeds the VDSL signal to the switch, while the voice band signal is diverted to the
POTS LINE port.
Table 1 Front Panel
PORT DESCRIPTION
ALARM This console port is for local troubleshooting.
CONSOLE The console port is for local management.
MGMT This RJ-45 port is for local management.
POTS LINE These wire wrapping pins connect to the central office or a PBX.
VDSL LINE These wire wrapping pins connect to the user (subscriber) VDSL equipment.
17, 18 or
25, 26 These Gigabit/mini-GBIC uplink ports allow you to connect to any other switches.