3. Making Network Connections

3.1 Network Switched Ports

The following figure illustrates the switched ports provided on the front panel. The switch comes with 24 10/100BASE-TX Fast Ethernet switched ports and two Gigabit Ethernet slots for Gigabit Ethernet modules.

The following table lists the connectors provided on each network ports:

Port #

Standard

Port 1

10/100BASE-TX

Port 2

10/100BASE-TX

 

10/100BASE-TX

Port 3-24

10/100BASE-TX

Gigabit slot1

1000BASE-FX

Gigabit slot2

1000BASE-FX

Connector type

Mark

MDI-X RJ-45

1X

MDI-X RJ-45

2X

MDI RJ-45

2

MDI-X RJ-45

3X - 24X

Slot

GIGABIT1

Slot

GIGABIT2

10/100BASE-TX Fast Ethernet Switched Ports

Each switched port supports one connection to a LAN segments. Each segment is an independent shared network in one collision-domain. The connection can be to either a 10BASE-T or a 100BASE-TX device.

MDI-X and MDI RJ-45 Connectors

MDI-X jack is labeled [X] normally to indicate the jack is designed with internal crossover function. It allows a connection to an end station using straight-through UTP cable. MDI RJ-45 connector is provided on port for easy uplink via standard straight-through UTP to other device that supports MDI-X RJ-45 connector. The following table shows the pin assignments of MDI-X and MDI RJ-45 connector respec- tively:

PIN#

MDI-X Jacks

MDI Jack

1

Rx+

Tx+

2

Rx-

Tx-

3

Tx+

Rx+

6

Tx-

Rx-

4,5,7,8

NC

NC

Gigabit Ethernet Slots

Two Gigabit Ethernet slots are provided for Gigabit connections. Each can accommodate one Gigabit Ethernet module. A variety of optional modules is available for selection. Refer to section 3.3 for more information.

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