Front Panel
The front panel of the Switch consists of LED indicators, an RS-232 communication port, a slide-in module slot, one switched MDI-X/MDI-II uplink port, and 23 (10/100 Mbps) Ethernet/Fast Ethernet ports.
Figure 1-1. Front panel view of the Switch
•Comprehensive LED indicators display the status of the switch and the network (see the LED Indicators section below).
•An RS-232 DCE console port for setting up and managing the switch via a connection to a console terminal or PC using a terminal emulation program.
•A front-panel slide-in module slot for Gigabit Ethernet ports can accommodate a 2-port 1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet module, a 2-port 1000BASE-SX
,or a 2-port GBIC-based Gigabit Ethernet module.
•One switched MDI-X/MDI-II Uplink port that can be used to connect a straight-through cable or a crossed cable to a normal (non-Uplink) port on a switch or hub. This port is identical to the other 23 ports except for the ability to use a crossed or a straight- through cable.
•Twenty-three high-performance, Ethernet ports all of which operate at 10/100 Mbps for connections to end stations, servers and hubs. All ports can auto- negotiate between 10Mbps or 100Mbps, full or half duplex, and flow control.
