Chapter 3 Hardware OverviewFigure 12 ES3500-24HP Rear Panel

AC Power Connection

Figure 13 ES3500-8PD Front Panel

LEDs

 

Dual-personality Interfaces

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ethernet Ports PoE In

Console Port

Figure 14 ES3500-8PD Rear PanelDC Power ConnectionThe following table describes the connectors on the front and rear panels.Table 3 Front and Rear Panel Connections
LABELDESCRIPTION
10/100 MbpsConnect these ports to a computer, a hub, an Ethernet switch or router.
RJ-45 Ethernet

 

 

Ports

 

 

 

 

Dual-

Each dual-personality interface has one RJ-45 port and one Small Form-Factor Pluggable

Personality

(SFP) slot (also called a mini-GBIC slot), with one port or transceiver active at a time.

Interfaces

RJ-45 Ports:

 

 

 

Connect these ports to high-bandwidth backbone network Ethernet switches using

 

 

Category 5/5e/6 copper cables.

 

SFP Slots:

 

 

Use SFP transceivers in these slots for connections to backbone Ethernet switches.

 

 

Console Port

The console port is for local configuration of the Switch.

 

 

AC PowerConnect an appropriate power supply to this port.
Connection

 

 

 

 

DC Power

Connect an appropriate power supply to this port.

Connection

 

 

 

 

 

 

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