ES-2108/ES-2108-G 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 Front Panel Connection

The figure below shows the front panel of the switch.

Figure 9 Front Panel: ES-2108

Figure 10 Front Panel: ES-2108-G

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Console Port

10/100 Mbps Ethernet Ports

Gigabit Ethernet/

 

 

 

 

 

Mini-GBIC Port

The following table describes the port labels on the front panel.

Table 1 Front Panel

PORT

DESCRIPTION

 

 

CONSOLE

Only connect this port if you want to configure the switch using the command line

 

interface (CLI) via the console port.

Eight 10/100

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

Mbps RJ-45

 

Ethernet Ports

 

Gigabit

This is not available on ES-2108.

Ethernet/ mini-

Connect this Gigabit Ethernet port to high-bandwidth backbone network Ethernet

GBIC port

switches.

 

 

Alternatively, use a mini-GBIC transceiver in this slot for fiber-optical connections to

 

backbone Ethernet switches

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