2.2 Rear Panel

The rear panel of the switch indicates an AC inlet power socket, which accepts input power from 100 to 240VAC, 50-60Hz, one RS-232 console port for setting up the switch via a connection to a terminal or PC using a terminal emulation program, and two slide-in slots for installing additional modules.

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18

100~240V AC

CONSOLE

9600, 8, N, 1

50 / 60Hz

VC-1602 Switch front panel

Slide-in slots

The two slide-in slots on the rear panel are reserved for following optional gigabit modules. They can provide fat pipes for up linking to backbone or connecting to servers.

WGSW-D1SX TX RX

1000Base-SX

1000BASE-SX : WGSW-D1SX

WGSW-D1LX TX RX

1000Base-LX

1000BASE-LX : WGSW-D1LX

WGSW-D1GT

1000Base-T

1000BASE-T : WGSW-D1GT

The following is the gigabit module operation and cabling required:

Media

Speed

Duplex Mode

Wiring

Distance

1000BASE-T

10Mbps

Full / Half

Category 3,4,5 UTP/STP

100m

 

100Mbps

Full / Half

Category 5 UTP/STP

100m

 

1000Mbps

Full

Category 5 UTP/STP

100m

1000BASE-SX

1000Mbps

Full

62.5/125 µm MMF

220m

 

 

 

50/125 µm MMF

500m

1000BASE-LX

1000Mbps

Full

62.5/125 µm MMF

550m

 

 

 

50/125 µm MMF

550m

 

 

 

9/125 µm SMF

10km

Console Port

The RS-232 console is an interface for connecting a terminal directly. Through the console port, it provides rich diagnostic information includes network statistics, link status and system setting. The operating mode of the console port is:

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