D-Link DGS-1216T Front Panel, LED Indicator, Gigabit Ethernet Ports Port 1~16, Mini Gbic Ports

IDENTIFYING EXTERNAL COMPONENTS

This chapter describes the front panel, rear panel, and LED indicators of the Switch.

Front Panel

The figure below shows the front panels of the Switch.

Figure 4. Front panel of 16-port Gigabit Ethernet Switch

LED Indicator:

Comprehensive LED indicators display the status of the switch and the network (see the LED Indicators chapter below).

Gigabit Ethernet Ports (Port 1~16):

The Switch sixteen Gigabit twisted pair ports, supported auto negotiable 10/100/1000Mbps and auto MDI/MDIX crossover detection function, this

function gives true “plug and play” capability, just need to plug-in the network cable to the hub directly and don’t care if the end node is NIC (Network Interface Card) or switch and hub. These ports can operate in half-duplex mode for 10/100Mbps and full- duplex mode for 10/100/1000Mbps.

Mini GBIC Ports

The Switch is equipped with two mini-GBIC ports, supported optional 1000BASE-SX/LX mini-GBIC module.

Note: When the port was set to “Forced Mode”, the Auto MDI/MDIX will be disabled.

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