Fast Ethernet Switching System User’s Guide
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Introduction
This chapter gives a physical and functional overview of the DES-5024. The DES-5024 is an intelligent, managed switch, designed for use on medium sized networks as part of the backbone or for use with other switches and hubs on a larger network.
There are two optional modules available: a 2-Port 100BASE-FX and 1-Port 1000BASE- SX gigabit module. The modules can only be installed in slot 3. Optional modules can be ordered at the time of purchase or later.
The chapter is divided into the following sections. Each section briefly describes the features of the DES-5024. Most of the topics discussed will be explained in greater detail later in the manual.
The topics covered are:
∙Summary of Features
∙Modules of the DES-5024
∙Explanation of Front and Rear Panels
∙Management Methods
∙Updating Firmware
Features
The DES-5024 has the following features:
∙All 24 TX ports auto-negotiate 10/100 Mbps.
∙One half-size slot supporting two optional, installable modules, 2-Port 100BASE- FX, and 1-Port 1000BASE-SX module.
∙The DES-5024 can be configured and customized to your network.
∙The DES-5024 can be managed in three ways: Local Console Management, Telnet and SNMP.
∙Supports Cut-through and Store-and-Forward switching.
∙Supports Full and Half Duplex for both 10 Mbps and 100 Mbps.
∙Eight thousand active MAC address table entries per device with self-learning and table aging.
∙The DES-5024 supports SNMP for RFC 1213, RFC 1757, and RFC 1493.
∙VLAN support for eight broadcast domains.
∙Port Trunking support for bandwidth aggregation between two DES-5024 switches.
