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Chapter 2: hardware description, 1 physical dimension, 2 front panel – AirLive Ether-GSH2404W User Manual

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2. Hardware Description

AirLive Ether-GSH2404W User’s Manual

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Chapter 2: Hardware Description


This section mainly describes the hardware of Ether-GSH2404W and gives a physical

and functional overview on the certain switch.

2.1 Physical

Dimension

Ether-GSH2404W’s physical dimensions is 440mm x 161mm x 44mm (Lx W x H).

2.2 Front

Panel

The Front Panel of the Ether-GSH2404W consists of 24x 10/100/1000 Base-TX RJ-45

ports (Auto MDI/MDIX) and 4 Mini GBIC slots which can insert the Mini Gigabit Fiber

module (optional). The LED Indicators are also located on the front panel of the switch.

The Front panel of Ether-GSH2404W

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RJ-45 Ports (Auto MDI/MDIX): 24x 10/100/1000 N-way auto-sensing for

10Base-T or 100Base-TX or 1000Base-T 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.

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4 MINI GBIC slot: 4 slots for inserting the mini GBIC module that is optional.