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Appendix C Ports and LEDs
Ports
Console port
The switch has two console ports: a serial console port and a Mini USB console port.
Table 18
Console port specifications
Item
Console port
Mini USB console port
Connector type
RJ-45
Mini USB Type B
Compliant standard
EIA/TIA-232 USB
2.0
Transmission baud rate 9600 bps (default) to 115200 bps
Services
•
Provides connection to an ASCII
terminal.
•
Provides connection to the serial port
of a local or remote (through a pair of
modems) PC running terminal
emulation program.
Provides connection to the USB port of
a local PC running terminal emulation
program.
Management Ethernet port
The S5560-30C-EI, S5560-34C-EI, S5560-30F-EI, S5560-54C-EI, S5560-30C-PWR-EI, and
S5560-54C-PWR-EI switches provide a management Ethernet port on the front panel. The
S5560-54QS-EI switch provides two management Ethernet ports on the rear panel. You can connect this
port to a PC or management station for loading and debugging software or remote management.
Table 19
Management Ethernet port specifications
Item Specification
Connector type
RJ-45
Connector quantity
1
Port transmission rate
10/100/1000 Mbps, half/full duplex
Transmission medium and max
transmission distance
100 m (328.08 ft) over category-5 twisted pair cable
Functions and services
Switch software and Boot ROM upgrade, network management
