Hardware Overview; Chapter 3 Hardware Overview; Panel Connections And The Reset Button; Ethernet Ports - ZyXEL Communications ES-1528 User Manual

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H A P T E R
This chapter describes the front panel and rear panel of the switch and shows you how to make
the hardware connections.

3.1 Panel Connections and the RESET Button

The figure below shows the front panel of the switch.

Figure 8 Front Panel

RESET Button
LEDs
PWR
LED
The following table describes the ports on the panels.

Table 1 Panel Connections

CONNECTOR
24 10/100
Mbps RJ-45

Ethernet Ports

Two 100/1000
Mbps RJ-45
Gigabit Ports
2 Mini-GBIC
Slots
3.1.1 Ethernet Ports
The switch has 24 10/100Mbps auto-negotiating, auto-crossover Ethernet ports. In 10/
100Mbps Fast Ethernet, the speed can be 10Mbps or 100Mbps and the duplex mode can be
half duplex or full duplex.
ES-1528 User's Guide

Hardware Overview

10/100 Mbps Ethernet Ports
DESCRIPTION
Connect these ports to a computer, a hub, an Ethernet switch or router.
Connect these Gigabit Ethernet ports to high-bandwidth backbone network Ethernet
switches or use them to daisy-chain other switches.
Use mini-GBIC transceivers in these slots for fiber-optic connections to backbone
Ethernet switches.
3
RJ-45 Gigabit Ports for stacking
Mini-GBIC Slots
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