ZyXEL Communications ES-2108 Series - Manual (Page 43)

Chapter 3 Hardware Overview
ES-2108 Series User’s Guide
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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
Connect the male 9-pin end of the console cable to the console port of the Switch. Connect the
female end to a serial port (COM1, COM2 or other COM port) of your computer.
3.1.2 Ethernet Ports
The Switch has Eight 10/100Mbps auto-negotiating, auto-crossover Ethernet ports. In 10/
100Mbps Fast Ethernet, the speed can be 10Mbps or 100Mbps and the duplex mode can be
half duplex or full duplex.
The ES-2108-G and ES-2108PWR also come with a Gigabit/mini-GBIC slot each. The mini-
GBIC slot has priority over the Gigabit port. This means that if the mini-GBIC slot and the
corresponding Gigabit port are connected at the same time, the Gigabit port will be disabled.
The speed of the Gigabit Ethernet/mini-GBIC slot can be 100Mbps or 1000Mbps and the
duplex mode can be half duplex (at 100 Mbps) or full duplex.
An auto-negotiating port can detect and adjust to the optimum Ethernet speed (10/100Mpbs)
and duplex mode (full duplex or half duplex) of the connected device.
An auto-crossover (auto-MDI/MDI-X) port automatically works with a straight-through or
crossover Ethernet cable.
3.1.2.1 Default Ethernet Settings
The factory default negotiation settings for the Ethernet ports on the Switch are:
• Speed: Auto
• Duplex: Auto
• Flow control: off
100/1000
Mbps RJ-
45 Gigabit
Port Connect this Gigabit Ethernet port to high-bandwidth backbone network Ethernet
switches.
Mini-GBIC
Slot Use mini-GBIC transceivers in these slots for fiber-optic connections to backbone
Ethernet switches.
ES-2108PWR
Power over
Ethernet The 8 10/100 Mbps RJ-45 Ethernet ports are compliant with the IEEE 802.3af power
over Ethernet standard.
Table 2 Front Panel (continued)
PORT DESCRIPTION