Asante Technologies 6000 Series user manual Front Panel Image, Group Numbering

Accessing the Device

Front Panel Image

The front panel image contains the following components (as illustrated in Figure 3-3):

❏Device — the entire IntraStack 6000 Series switching system (includes the IntraStack 6014DSB and any installed expansion units).

❏Group — each unit (module) within the device (such as the IntraStack 6014DSB).

❏Port — each port (including MII ports) on each group.

❏Status LEDs — real-time LEDs that represent the LEDs on the modules; they display port activity.

Device

LEDs

Ports

Figure 3-3 Front panel image components

▲Important: Throughout this manual, the term device refers to the IntraStack 6014DSB and any installed expan- sion units; the term group refers to an individual module within the device stack; the term port refers to an individ- ual port.

Group Numbering

For management purposes, each group within a device is assigned a number:

❏The bottom module (IntraStack 6014DSB) is group 1

❏The next module up is group 2

❏The top module is group 3

Port Numbering

Each port is assigned a number.

❏Ports 1 – 12 on the IntraStack 6014DSB are referred to as ports 1 – 12.

❏MII (Media Independent Interface) ports I and II are referred to as 13 and 14, respectively.

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