Chapter 2: Physical Description; Front And Back Panels; 10/100 Mbps Rj-45 Ports; Figure 2-1. Front Panel Of The Netgear Prosafe Fs726T Smart Switch - NETGEAR ProSafe FS726T Operating Instructions Manual

CHAPTER 2: PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

This chapter describes the hardware features of the NETGEAR ProSafe FS726T Smart Switch. Topics include:
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Front and back panels

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24 10/100 Mbps and 2 10/100/100 Mbps auto-sensing RJ-45 ports
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SFP GBIC Module bay
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LED descriptions
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Reset Button
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Factory Defaults Button
Front and Back Panels
Figures 2-1 and 2-2 show the key components on the front and back panels of the NETGEAR ProSafe FS726T Smart Switch
The front panel contains LEDs and RJ-45 jacks and 1 SFP GBIC module bays. The back panel has a standard AC power receptacle for
accommodating the supplied power cord.

10/100 Mbps RJ-45 Ports

As Figure 2-1 shows, the NETGEAR ProSafe FS726T Smart Switch has 24 10/100 Mbps and 2 10/100/1000 Mbps RJ-45 ports. These ports are auto-
sensing ports: When you insert a cable into an RJ-45 port, the switch automatically ascertains the maximum speed (10 or 100 or 1000 Mbps) and
duplex mode (half- or full-duplex) of the attached device. All ports support only unshielded twisted-pair (UTP) cable terminated with an 8-pin RJ-45
plug.
To simplify the procedure for attaching devices, all RJ-45 ports support Auto Uplink. This technology lets you attach devices to the RJ-45 ports
either straight-through or crossover cables. When you insert a cable into the switch's RJ-45 port, the switch automatically:
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Senses whether the cable is a straight-through or crossover cable, and
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Determines whether the link to the attached device requires a "normal" connection (such as when connecting the port to a PC) or an
"uplink" connection (such as when connecting the port to a router, switch, or hub).
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Configures the RJ-45 port to enable communications with the attached device, without requiring user intervention. In this way, the
Auto Uplink technology compensates for setting uplink connections, while eliminating concern about whether to use crossover or
straight-through cables when attaching devices.
Figure 2-1. Front Panel of the
Figure 2-2. Back Panel of the
NETGEAR ProSafe FS726T Smart Switch
NETGEAR ProSafe FS726T Smart Switch
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