ES-2048 User’s Guide

CHAPTER 3

Hardware Overview

This chapter describes the front panel and rear panel of the switch and shows you how to make the hardware connections.

3.1 Panel Connections

The figures below show the front panel and the rear panel of the switch.

Figure 9 Front Panel

RJ-45 Gigabit / Mini-GBIC

Dual Personality Interfaces

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LEDs

10/100 Mbps

Ethernet Ports

Figure 10 Rear Panel

Console Port

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Power Receptacle

 

Management Port

 

 

 

The following table describes the ports on the panels.

Table 1 Panel Connections

CONNECTOR

DESCRIPTION

 

 

48 10/100

Connect these ports to a computer, a hub, an Ethernet switch or router.

Mbps RJ-45

 

Ethernet Ports

 

Two Dual

Each interface has one 1000 Base-T copper RJ-45 port and one Small Form-Factor

Personality

Pluggable (SFP) fiber port, with one port active at a time.

Interfaces

 

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