ES-2108 Series User’s Guide

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.

100 Base-FX

This is a 100-Base FX fiber-optic module and is only available on the ES-2108-LC.

Fiber-Optic

Use the fiber optic cable to connect this uplink port to a backbone Ethernet switche.

Port

 

3.1.1 Console Port

For local management, you can use a computer with terminal emulation software configured to the following parameters:

•VT100 terminal emulation

•9600 bps

•No parity, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit

•No flow control

Connect the male 9-pin end of the console cable to the console port of the switch. Connect the female end to a serial port (COM1, COM2 or other COM port) of your computer.

3.1.2 Ethernet Ports

The switch has Eight 10/100Mbps auto-negotiating, auto-crossover Ethernet ports. In 10/ 100Mbps Fast Ethernet, the speed can be 10Mbps or 100Mbps and the duplex mode can be half duplex or full duplex.

The ES-2108-G and ES-2108PWR also come with a Gigabit/mini-GBIC port each. The mini- GBIC port has priority over the Gigabit port. This means that if the mini-GBIC port and the corresponding Gigabit port are connected at the same time, the Gigabit port will be disabled. The speed of the Gigabit Ethernet/mini-GBIC port can be 100Mbps or 1000Mbps and the duplex mode can be half duplex (at 100 Mbps) or full duplex.

An auto-negotiating port can detect and adjust to the optimum Ethernet speed (10/100Mpbs) and duplex mode (full duplex or half duplex) of the connected device.

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