GS-4012F/4024 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: GS-4024

Figure 10 Front Panel: GS-4012F

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

Table 1 Front Panel

PORT

DESCRIPTION

 

 

100/1000

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

Mbps RJ-45

 

Gigabit

 

Ethernet

 

Ports

 

Mini-GBIC

Use mini-GBIC transceivers in these slots for fiber-optical connections to backbone

slots

Ethernet switches (see Section 3.1.3 on page 45 for instructions).

Gigabit/mini-

Connect these Gigabit Ethernet ports to high-bandwidth backbone network Ethernet

GBIC ports

switches or use them to daisy-chain other switches.

 

Alternatively, use mini-GBIC transceivers in these slots for fiber-optical connections to

 

backbone Ethernet switches.

MGMT

Connect to a computer using an RJ-45 Ethernet cable for local configuration of the

 

switch.

CONSOLE

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

 

interface (CLI) via the console port.

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