ZyXEL Communications ZyXEL Dimension GS-2024 - Manual (Page 37)

GS-2024 User’s Guide
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3
Hardware Overview
This chapter describes the front panel and rear panel of the Switch and shows you how to
make the hardware connections.
3.1 Front Panel Connections
The figure below shows the front panel of the Switch.
Figure 8 Front Panel
The following table describes the port labels on the front panel.
100/1000 Mbps Ethernet Ports LEDs
Dual Personality Interfaces
Console Port
Management Port
Table 1 Front Panel Connections
LABEL DESCRIPTION
22 100/1000
Mbps RJ-45
Ethernet Ports
Connect these Ethernet ports to high-bandwidth backbone network Ethernet switches
or use them to daisy-chain other switches.
2 Dual
Personality
Interfaces
Each interface has one 1000Base-T copper RJ-45 port and one mini-GBIC (Gigabit
Interface Converter) fiber port, with one port active at a time.
• 2 1000Base-T Ports:
Connect these ports to high-bandwidth backbone network Ethernet switches
using Category 5/5e/6 1000Base-T Ethernet cables.
• 2 Mini-GBIC Ports:
Use Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP) transceivers in these ports for
1000Base-X fiber-optic 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.