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Hardware Description This section mainly describes the hardware of the ES-5226RS and gives a
physical and functional overview on the certain switch.
Physical Dimensions
The ES-5226RS physical dimensions is 440mm x 120mm x 44mm (W x D x H).
Front Panel
The front panel of the ES-5226RS consists of 24 x 10/100Base-TX RJ-45 ports
(Auto MDI/MDIX) and 2 auto-detect Giga ports which could be Copper Gigabit
port or Mini-GBIC Fiber module (optional). The LED Indicators are also located on
the front panel of the switch.
The Front panel of ES-5226RS
RJ-45 Ports (Auto MDI/MDIX): 24 x 10/100 N-way auto-sensing for
10Base-T or 100Base-TX connections.
In general, MDI means connecting to another Hub or Switch while MDIX
means connecting to a workstation or PC. Therefore, Auto MDI/MDIX would
allow connecting to another Switch or workstation without changing
non-crossover or crossover cabling.