Chapter 2: hardware description, 1 physical dimensions, 2 front panel – AirLive Ether-FSH2422W User Manual
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Chapter 2: Hardware Description
This section mainly describes the hardware of the Ether-FSH2422W and gives a physical and functional
overview on the certain switch.
2-1 Physical Dimensions
The Ether-FSH2422W physical dimensions is 440mm x 120mm x 44mm (W x D x H).
2-2 Front Panel
The front panel of the 24 10/100TX + 2 10/100/1000T/Mini-GBIC Combo Web Smart Switch consists of
24 x 10/100Base-TX RJ-45 ports (Auto MDI/MDIX) and 2 auto-detect Giga ports which could be Copper
Gigabit port or Mini-GBIC Fiber module (optional). The LED Indicators are also located on the front
panel of the switch.
The Front panel of Ether-FSH2422W
RJ-45 Ports (Auto MDI/MDIX): 24 x 10/100 N-way auto-sensing for 10Base-T or
100Base-TX connections.
In general, MDI means connecting to another Hub or Switch while MDIX means connecting
to a workstation or PC. Therefore, Auto MDI/MDIX would allow connecting to another Switch
or workstation without changing non-crossover or crossover cabling.
2 Giga port:
The traditional RJ-45 ports can be used for up-linking wide-band paths in short
distance (<100m), or the appropriate replaceable mini-GBIC ports can be used for the