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Fast Ethernet Stackable Hubs User’s Guide
Unpacking and Setup 6
Identifying External Components
This section identifies all the major external components of the
hub. Both the front and rear panels are shown, followed by a de-
scription of each panel feature. The indicator panel is described in
detail in the next chapter.
Front Panel
♦
LED Indicator Panel
Refer to the next chapter, Understanding Indicators , for de-
tailed information about each of the hub’s LED indicators.
♦ Twisted-Pair Ports
Use any of these ports to connect stations to the hub. The ports
are MDI-X ports, which means you can use ordinary straight-
through twisted-pair cable to connect the hub to PCs, worksta-
tions, or servers through these ports. If you need to connect to
another device with MDI-X ports such as another hub or an
Ethernet switch, you should use a crossover cable, or connect
using the Uplink port (described below). For more information
about crossover connection, see the
Crossover Cables section.
♦ Uplink Ports
The Uplink port is an MDI port, which means you can connect
the hub (or hub stack) to another device with MDI-X ports us-