ZyXEL Communications 4528F, 4728F, XGS-4526 3.2.3 Uplink Module, 3.2.4 Rear Panel Connections

Chapter 3 Hardware Overview

Figure 17 Rear Panel - DC Model

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3.2.3 Uplink Module

The following figure shows the front panel of the EM-422 and EM-412 modules.

Figure 18 The Front Panel of the EM-422 and EM-412 Modules

EM-422 EM-412

3.2.4 Rear Panel Connections

The following table describes the ports on the rear panel.

Table 2 Panel Connections

CONNECTO	DESCRIPTION
R
Optional two	These ports are available when you install an EM-422 or ES-412 in the
XFP or CX4	optional uplink module (B in the figure above). Both the EM-422 and ES-
Ports	412 are used to connect your switch to other high-speed Ethernet
	switches for stacking in you network.
	• For EM-422 connection: Use 10 Gigabit Small Form Factor Pluggable
	(XFP) transceivers to connect 1000Base-X fiber-optic cables to these
	ports. See Section 3.1.3.1 on page 39 and Section 3.1.3.2 on page 40
	for information on installing and removing transceivers.
	• For EM-412 connection: Use 10GBase-CX4 cables to connect to these
	ports.
	See the EM-422 and EM-412 User’s Guides for more information.
Two stacking	Connect these ports to other XGS-4528F or XGS-4728F switches for
ports	stacking using stacking cables.
(XGS-4528F
or XGS-
4728F)
Management	Connect to a computer using an RJ-45 Ethernet cable for local
Port	configuration of the Switch.
Console Port	Only connect this port to your computer (using an RS-232 cable) if you
	want to configure the Switch using the command line interface (CLI) via
	the console port.

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