MGS-3712/MGS-3712F User’s Guide
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CHAPTER 3
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
MGS-3712
The following figure shows the front panel of the MGS-3712. The front panel
contains the Switch LEDs, 8 RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) ports, four dual
personality interfaces each consisting of a mini-GBIC slot and an RJ-45 GbE port,
one console and one management port for local management, and a slot for alarm
management.
Figure 8 Front Panel: MGS-3712
MGS-3712F
The following figure shows the front panel of the MGS-3712F. The front panel
contains the Switch LEDs, 8 slots for mini-GBIC (Gigabit Interface Converter)
transceivers, also known as SFP (Single form-factor Pluggable) transceivers, four
dual personality interfaces each consisting of a mini-GBIC slot and a 1000BASE-T
Ethernet Ports
Dual Personality Interfaces
Console Port
LEDs
Signal slot
Management Port
