ZyXEL Communications ES-2108 - Manual (Page 38)

ES-2108 Series User’s Guide
38 Chapter 3 Hardware Overview
The following table describes the port labels on the front panel.
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 port each. The mini-
GBIC port has priority over the Gigabit port. This means that if the mini-GBIC port 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 port 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.
Table 1 Front Panel
PORT DESCRIPTION
CONSOLE Only connect this port if you want to configure the switch using the command line
interface (CLI) via the console port.
Eight 10/100
Mbps RJ-45
Ethernet Ports
Connect these ports to a computer, a hub, an Ethernet switch or router.
Gigabit
Ethernet/ mini-
GBIC port
This is not available on ES-2108.
Connect this Gigabit Ethernet port to high-bandwidth backbone network Ethernet
switches.
Alternatively, use a mini-GBIC transceiver in this slot for fiber-optical connections to
backbone Ethernet switches.
100 Base-FX
Fiber-Optic
Port
This is a 100-Base FX fiber-optic module and is only available on the ES-2108-LC.
Use the fiber optic cable to connect this uplink port to a backbone Ethernet switche.