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Getting to Know Your Switch
This chapter introduces the main features and applications of the Switch.
1.1 Introduction
Your Switch is a stand-alone layer-3 Gigabit Ethernet switch. By integrating router functions, the Switch performs wire-speed layer-3 routing in addition to layer-2 switching.
The GS-4024 is a stand-alone layer 3 Ethernet switch with 20 Gigabit Ethernet ports and 4 GbE dual personality interfaces for uplink. A dual personality interface includes one Gigabit port and one slot for mini-GBIC transceiver (SFP module) with one port active at a time.
The GS-4012F comes with with 8 min-GBIC slots and 4 GbE dual personality interfaces for uplink. There are two GS-4012F models. The GS-4012F DC model requires DC power supply input of -48 VDC to -60 VDC, 1.5A Max no tolerance. The GS-4012F AC model requires 100~240VAC, 1.6A power.
With its built-in web configurator, managing and configuring the Switch is easy. In addition, the Switch can also be managed via Telnet, any terminal emulator program on the console port, or third-party SNMP management.
See Appendix A on page 425 for a full list of software features available on the Switch.
1.1.1 Backbone Application
The Switch is an ideal solution for small networks where rapid growth can be expected in the near future. The Switch can be used standalone for a group of heavy traffic users. You can connect computers and servers directly to the Switch’s port or connect other switches to the Switch.
In this example, all computers can share high-speed applications on the server. To expand the network, simply add more networking devices such as switches, routers, computers, print servers etc.
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