Chapter 2: S3100 Series Systems; Introduction - Dell S3100 Series Installation Manual

The following information describes the features, capabilities, and physical configurations that the S3100 series supports.
Topics:
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Introduction

• Features
• Power Over Ethernet Plus (PoE+)
• S3124 Platform I/O Side
• S3124 Platform PSU Side
• S3124F Platform I/O Side
• S3124F Platform PSU Side
• S3148 Platform I/O Side
• S3148 Platform PSU Side
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S3124P Platform I/O Side
• S3124P Platform PSU Side
• S3148P Platform I/O Side
• S3148P Platform PSU Side
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Reset Button
• Power Supplies
• Fans
• Plug-in Modules
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LED Status Information
• Orderable S3100 Series Components
Introduction
The S3100 series is a low-cost wireless closet switch/router product for copper connections to 1G endpoints with Power over
Ethernet plus (PoE+) capability on 1G access ports. The series includes capabilities for 1/10GE switching with 1G copper links for
campus network endpoints and 10G ports for uplinks to core/aggregation switches. The series has five platforms.
The S3124 platform includes the following:
● Twenty-four Gigabit Ethernet 10/100/1000BASE-T RJ-45 ports for copper that support auto-negotiation for speed, flow
control, and duplex.
● Two 1G combo SFP ports.
● Two SFP+ 10G ports.
The S3124F platform includes the following:
● Twenty-four Gigabit Ethernet 100BASEFX/1000BASE-X SFP ports.
● Two 1G copper combo ports.
● Two SFP+ 10G ports.
The S3148 platform includes the following:
● Forty-eight Gigabit Ethernet 10/100/1000BASE-T RJ-45 ports for copper that support auto-negotiation for speed, flow
control, and duplex.
● Two 1G combo SFP ports.
● Two SFP+ 10G ports.
The S3124P platform includes the following:
● Twenty-four Gigabit Ethernet 10/100/1000BASE-T RJ-45 ports for copper that support auto-negotiation for speed, flow
control, and duplex.
● Two 1G combo SFP ports.
● Two SFP+ 10G ports.
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