Asante Technologies 6200 manual IntraSwitch Components

Introduction

IntraSwitch Components

MII Expansion Slots

The IntraSwitch 6216M has two Media Independent Interface (MII) expansion slots on the back panel.The expansion slots provide connections for the addition of various media access modules, including: 100Base-FX or 10Base-FL. See “Installing MII Expansion Modules” in Chapter 2 for more information.

Console Port

The Console Port is a DB-9 serial port which may be used for console operations on the IntraSwitch 6216M and 6224.When configured, it can be used for Switch management and for serial download. See “Out-of-Band Management” in Chapter 4 for more information.

10/100 Ports

The sixteen 10/100 ports on the IntraSwitch 6216M (twenty- four on the IntraSwitch 6224) provide connections for 10Base-T or 100Base-TX (Fast Ethernet) network devices. See “Connecting to the Network” in Chapter 2 for more information.

LEDs

The LEDs on the IntraSwitch 6216M and 6224 indicate the AC power and status of each 10/100 port.The LEDs also indicate installation of IntraSwitch 6216M Asanté MII expansion modules, if installed. See “LED Indicators” in Chapter 3 for more information.The IntraSwitch 6224 also provides a convenient LED Utilization indicator for monitoring total backplane traffic volume.

Power Supply Connector

The power supply connector provides the unit’s 100-240VAC power connection.

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