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Hardware connections, Safety warnings, Front panel – ZyXEL Communications ZyXEL Dimension ES-3124 User Manual

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Dimension ES-3124 Ethernet Switch

Hardware Connections

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Chapter 3

Hardware Connections

This chapter acquaints you with the front and rear panels, shows you how to make the connections,

install/remove (optional) modules and explains the LEDs.

3.1 Safety Warnings

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The length of exposed (bare) power wire should not exceed 7mm.

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Do not use this product near water, for example, in a wet basement.

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Only a qualified technician should service or disassemble this device.

3.2 Front Panel

The following figure shows the front panel of the ES-3124. The front panel contains switch LEDs, 24 RJ-45
Ethernet ports, four RJ-45 Gigabit ports, 2 mini GBIC ports, and a console port and a management port for local
switch management.

Figure 3-1 ES-3124 Front Panel

The following table describes the ports on the front panel.

Table 3-1 ES-3124: Front Panel Ports

CONNECTOR DESCRIPTION

24 10/100 Mbps RJ-45
Ethernet connectors

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

Four 100/1000 Mbps
RJ-45 Gigabit Ports

Connect these 1Gbps Ethernet ports to high-bandwidth backbone network Ethernet
switches or use them to daisy-chain other switches.

Two Mini GBIC Ports

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

Console Port

The console port is for local configuration of the switch.

Management Port

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

Ethernet Ports

RJ-45 Gigabit / Mini GBIC

Combo Ports for uplink

LEDs

Management Port

Console Port

RJ-45 Gigabit Ports for stacking