Cabletron Systems 2200 manual Introduction, Overview

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Introduction

This chapter introduces the 2E253-49R SmartSwitch 2200 device and provides information about how to obtain additional support from Cabletron Systems.

Important Notice

Depending on the firmware version used in the 2E253-49R, some features described in this document may not be supported. Refer to the Release Notes shipped with the 2E253-49R to determine which features are supported.

1.1OVERVIEW

The 2E253-49R (Figure 1-1) is a standalone device that has 48 10BASE-T switched ports connected through 4 RJ21 front panel connectors, and 1 slot that can support either an optional High Speed Interface Module (HSIM) or a Very High Speed Interface Module (VHSIM). The HSIMs and VHSIMs are available from Cabletron Systems.

Each of the 48 10BASE-T switched ports can operate in either standard or full duplex mode of operation. Full duplex mode is the default mode as determined by auto-negotiation. Full duplex can also be manually configured.

48 Ports (10 Mbps)

36 25 48

ETHERNET WORKGROUP SWITCH

12	1	24
PWR

RESETCPU

37

13

HSIM/VHSIM Slot

4	8	12	16	20	24	28	32	36	40	44	48
3	7	11	15	19	23	27	31	35	39	43	47
2	6	10	14	18	22	26	30	34	38	42	46

2E253-49R COM

System LEDs

COM Port

RESET Button

1 5 9 13 17 21 25 29 33 37 41 45

Receive (RX)

Transmit (TX)

LEDs 2600-01

Figure 1-1 2E253-49R SmartSwitch 2200 Device

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