Introduction; Overview - Enterasys Matrix E1 1G587-09 Installation Manual

This chapter introduces the Matrix E1 1G582-09 and 1G587-09 standalone network switching
devices. When the information applies to both devices, the devices will be referred to as 1G58x-09.
Depending on the firmware version used in the device, some features described in this document
may not be supported. Refer to the Release Notes shipped with the 1G58x-09 to determine which
features are supported.
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OVERVIEW

The 1G582-09 and 1G587-09 have the same features except for the type of fixed front-panel port
connectors.
1G582-09
The 1G582-09 (Figure
front panel RJ45 connectors, and three expansion slots for optional Ethernet expansion modules.
At 10 or 100 Mbps, the fixed front panel ports can operate in either half-duplex or full-duplex mode,
as determined by Auto-Negotiation. Full-duplex can also be manually configured. Half-duplex is
not supported when operating at 1000 Mbps.
1G587-09
The 1G587-09 has six 1000BASE-X compliant ports via fixed front panel port slots, and three
expansion slots for optional Ethernet expansion modules.
The fixed front panel ports support Small Form Factor Pluggable (SFP) fiber-optic connections via
optional Mini-Gigabit Interface Cards (Mini-GBICs).
Important Notice
1-1) has six 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX/1000BASE-T compliant ports via

Introduction

Introduction
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