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Hardware overview, 1 front panel connection, Chapter 3 hardware overview – ZyXEL Communications ZyXEL Dimension GS-4012F User Manual

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GS-4012F/4024 User’s Guide

Chapter 3 Hardware Overview

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H A P T E R

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 Connection

The figure below shows the front panel of the switch.

Figure 9 Front Panel: GS-4024

Figure 10 Front Panel: GS-4012F

The following table describes the port labels on the front panel.

Table 1 Front Panel

PORT

DESCRIPTION

100/1000

Mbps RJ-45

Gigabit

Ethernet

Ports

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

Mini-GBIC

slots

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

Ethernet switches (see

Section 3.1.3 on page 44

for instructions).

Gigabit/mini-

GBIC ports

Connect these Gigabit Ethernet ports to high-bandwidth backbone network Ethernet

switches or use them to daisy-chain other switches.
Alternatively, use mini-GBIC transceivers in these slots for fiber-optical connections to

backbone Ethernet switches.

MGMT

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

switch.

CONSOLE

Only connect this port if you want to configure the switch using the command line

interface (CLI) via the console port.