Getting To Know Your Switch; Introduction; Backbone Application; Figure 1 Backbone Application - ZyXEL Communications Dimension GS-2024 User Manual

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Getting to Know Your Switch

This chapter introduces the main features and applications of the Switch.

1.1 Introduction

Your Switch is a stand-alone, layer-2, Ethernet switch with 24 100/1000 Mbps Ethernet ports,
two mini-GBIC (SFP, Small Form-factor Pluggable) slots, and one 10/100 Mbps Ethernet port
for out-of-band management.
With its built-in web configurator, managing and configuring the Switch is easy. In addition,
the Switch can also be managed via Telnet, any terminal emulator program on the console
port, or third-party SNMP management.
See Chapter 33 on page 223

1.1.1 Backbone Application

The Switch is an ideal solution for small networks where rapid growth can be expected in the
near future. The Switch can be used standalone for a group of heavy traffic users. You can
connect computers and servers directly to the Switch's port or connect other switches to the
Switch.
In this example, all computers can share high-speed applications on the server. To expand the
network, simply add more networking devices such as switches, routers, computers, print
servers etc.

Figure 1 Backbone Application

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