♦LED Indicator Panel Gives status information about the switch itself, as well as each of the switch ports. The LED indicator panel is described in detail in the next section.
♦Console Port The diagnostic console port is a standard RS-232 DB-9 connector, which can be used to connect a terminal or terminal emulator to the switch, in order to configure or manage the hub. The port can also be used for out-of-band network management. See the Using the Console Interface chapter starting on page 21 for complete information about using the console port.
♦100Mbps Ports The 10/100Mbps ports (ports 1 through 4) are NWay 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX MDI-X ports, suitable for connecting directly to Ethernet or Fast Ethernet hosts or other network equipment. The NWay feature allows the switch to automatically detect the speed of the network connection.
♦10Mbps Ports The 10Mbps ports (ports 5 through 12) are 10BASE- TX MDI-X ports, suitable for connecting directly to Ethernet hosts or other network equipment.
♦Uplink Port The Uplink Port is identical to Port 1, except that it is an MDI port instead of an MDI-X port. This means that you can use it to connect directly to a Fast Ethernet hub or switch without using a crossover cable.
Note that the Uplink Port and Port 1 are really the same port, which means you can’t connect devices to both Port 1 and the Uplink Port at the same time.