ZyXEL Communications XGS-4526 - Manual (Page 35)

XGS-4526 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 ports.
100/1000 Mbps RJ-45
Ethernet Ports RJ-45 Gigabit / Mini-
GBIC Dual Personality
Table 1 Panel Connections
CONNECTO
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DESCRIPTION
Twenty 100/
1000 Mbps
RJ-45
Ethernet
Ports Connect these ports to a computer, a hub, an Ethernet switch or router.
Four 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.
• 4 1000Base-T Ports:
Connect these ports to high-bandwidth backbone network Ethernet
switches using Category 5/5e/6 1000Base-T Ethernet cables.
• 4 Mini-GBIC Ports:
Use Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP) transceivers in these ports for
1000Base-X fiber-optic connections to backbone Ethernet switches.