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2. Hardware Description

Front Panel

The Front Panel of the MIL-S8001TG switch consists of eight
10/100/1000Base-TX RJ-45 ports, one MINI GBIC slot, one LED-Indicator for
Power, three LED-Indicators (100/1000, LNK/ACT, FDX/COL) for each UTP
port, and two LED-Indicators (LNK/ACT) for the Mini-GBIC slot.

Figure 2-1. Front panel for MIL-S8001TG

RJ-45 Ports (Auto MDI/MDIX): 8x 10/100/1000 N-way auto-sensing for
10Base-T, 100Base-TX or 1000Base-T connections.
[In general, MDI means connecting to another Hub or Switch while MDIX
means connecting to a workstation or PC. Therefore, Auto MDI/MDIX means
that you can connect to another Switch or workstation without changing
non-crossover or crossover cabling. ]
Mini GBIC slot: The optional MINI GBIC port is shared with port 1 and
supports 3.3V. There are 2 LED indicators for the Mini GBIC port – LNK and
ACT.