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User Guide for the CatalystExpress 500 Switches
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Chapter1 Introduction
Features and Benefits
Hardware Features

Figure 1-2 and the list that follows describe the switch hardware features and the

benefits that they provide. All switches can be installed on a table top, in a rack,

or mounted on a wall. For hardware installation information, see the “Install the

Switch” section on page 2-5.

Figure 1-2 Catalyst Express 500 Hardware Overview
Catalyst Express 500
SERIES
2
1
1X
2X
POWER
OVER
ETHERNET
11X
12X
4
36
58
710
912
11 14
13
13X
14X
23X
24X
16
15 18
17 20
19 22
21 24
23
25
25
26
26
SYSTEM
ALERT
PoE
SETUP
SYSTEM
ALERT
PoE
SETUP
AC power connector
Security cable slot
side and rear panels
Power over Ethernet
(PoE) ports supply up to
15.4 W per port
Fast Ethernet ports
Dual-purpose uplink ports:
SFP module and
10/100/1000BASE-T
SETUP button
Port LEDs
Autonegotiate and auto-MDIX
enabled on all ports
Switch LEDs:
SYSTEM - switch status
ALERT - events detected
PoE - PoE status
SETUP - setup mode