Chapter 2: Getting To Know The Switch; Overview; The Front Panel; Front Panel Leds - Cisco SGE2000 Administration Manual

Getting to Know the Switch

Overview

The SGE2000 and SGE2000P models are 24-port, layer-2 Ethernet switches that expand
the capability of the Linksys system. These two versions are functionally identical except the
SGE2000P model offers Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) which can be used to supply power to
various Linksys products over Ethernet cable.

The Front Panel

The Switch's LEDs and Ethernet ports are located on the front panel.
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Front Panel LEDs

The Switch uses Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) to indicate the status of numerous functions.
These functions are listed below.
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System Status LEDs. Four LEDs indicate the status
of the Ethernet switch power, fan, RPS connectivity,
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and stack master. For more details, refer to
"System Status LEDs," on page 4
LAN Ports. Twenty four 10/100/1000 BaseT LAN
ports provide connectivity to other Linksys devices.
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"LAN Ports," on
For more details, refer to
page 5
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Gigabit Interface Converter (mini-GBIC) Uplink
Ports. Four mini-GBIC ports provide uplink ports
which support network speeds of 10Mbps,
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100Mbps, and 1000Mbps. For more details, refer
"Uplink Ports," on page 6
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Stack ID. If stacking is active, indicates the ID
number of the stack. For more details, refer to
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"Stack ID LEDs," on page 4
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RESET Switch. Resets the SGE2000/SGE2000P
5 Ethernet switch. For more details, refer to
Switch," on page 5
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Chapter 2: Getting to Know the Switch

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