Chapter 3 Hardware Panels
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3.2.1 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.
3.2.2 Gigabit Ethernet Ports
The Switch has 1000Base-T auto-negotiating, auto-crossover Ethernet ports. In 100/1000 Mbps
Gigabit Ethernet, the speed can be 100 Mbps or 1000 Mbps and the duplex mode can be half duplex
or full duplex.
An auto-negotiating port can detect and adjust to the optimum Ethernet speed (100/1000 Mbps)
and duplex mode (full duplex or half duplex) of the connected device.
An auto-crossover (auto-MDI/MDI-X) port automatically works with a straight-through or crossover
Ethernet cable.
Four 1000Base-T Ethernet ports are paired with a mini-GBIC slot to create a dual personality
interface. The Switch uses up to one connection for each mini-GBIC and 1000Base-T Ethernet pair.
The mini-GBIC slots have priority over the Gigabit ports. This means that if a mini-GBIC slot and
the corresponding GbE port are connected at the same time, the GbE port will be disabled.
Note: The dual personality ports change to fiber mode directly when inserting the fiber
module.
When auto-negotiation is turned on, an Ethernet port negotiates with the peer automatically to
determine the connection speed and duplex mode. If the peer Ethernet port does not support auto-
negotiation or turns off this feature, the Switch determines the connection speed by detecting the
2 or 4 Dual
Personality
Interfaces
Each interface has one 100/1000 Mbps RJ-45 port and one Small Form-Factor Pluggable
(SFP) slot (also called a mini-GBIC slot), with one port or transceiver active at a time.
Note: The ports change to fiber mode directly when inserting the fiber module.
• Two or four 100/1000 Mbps RJ-45 Ports:
Connect these ports to high-bandwidth backbone network Ethernet switches using
1000Base-T compatible Category 5/5e/6 copper cables.
• Two or four Mini GBIC Slots:
Use mini GBIC transceivers in these slots for connections to backbone Ethernet
switches.
Console Port The console port is for local configuration of the Switch.
Table 2 Front Panel Connections (continued)
LABEL DESCRIPTION
