ZyXEL Communications MES3500-24, MES3500-24F 3.1.1 Console Port, LEDs, LABEL, Power, Ports, •VT100, switches, 24 10/100, Four Dual, •9600 bps, Connection, Mbps RJ-45, Interfaces, DESCRIPTION, 24 100 Mbps

			Chapter 3 Hardware Overview
Figure 10 MES3500-24F Front Panel: DC Model
		Dual Personality Interfaces
Power Switch	LEDs		Console Port

			Signal	slot
Power Connection
		Fast SFP Slots
	The following table describes the port labels on the front panel.
	Table 1 Front Panel Connections

LABEL	DESCRIPTION
Power Switch	This is for DC model only. After you connect the DC power properly (see Section 3.1.4.2 on
	page 35.), put the power switch in the ON position to turn on the Switch.
Power	Connect an appropriate power supply to this port.
Connection
24 10/100	Connect these ports to a computer, a hub, an Ethernet switch or router.
Mbps RJ-45
Fast Ethernet
Ports
(MES3500-24)
24 100 Mbps	Use transceivers in these slots for fiber-optic or copper connections to a computer, a hub, a
Fast SFP Slots	switch or router.
(MES3500-24F)
Four Dual	Each interface has one 1000BASE-T RJ-45 port and one Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP)
Personality	slot (also called a mini-GBIC slot), with one port or transceiver active at a time.
Interfaces
	• Four 100/1000 Mbps RJ-45 Ports:
	Connect these ports to high-bandwidth backbone network Ethernet switches using
	1000BASE-T compatible Category 5/5e/6 copper cables.
	• Four Mini-GBIC Slots:
	Use mini-GBIC transceivers in these slots for connections to backbone Ethernet
	switches.
Console Port	The console port is for local configuration of the Switch.
Signal slot	Connect the signal input pins to signal output terminals on other pieces of equipment.
	Connect the signal output pins to a signal input terminal on another piece of equipment.

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

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