Installation; Hardware Description; Switch Front Panel - Planet VC-820M User Manual

This section describes the hardware features and installation of the Managed Switch on the desktop or rack mount. For
easier management and control of the Managed Switch, familiarize yourself with its display indicators, and ports. Front
panel illustrations in this chapter display the unit LED indicators. Before connecting any network device to the Managed
Switch, please read this chapter completely.

2.1 Hardware Description

2.1.1 Switch Front Panel

The unit front panel provides a simple interface monitoring the switch.
Managed Switches.
VC-820M Front Panel
■ VDSL2 and POTS interface
There are 8 POTS ports with RJ11 phone connectors on the front panel of the VC-820M. Each port is a built-in POTS
splitter that helps the voice of telephone and data of network applications to transmit at the same wire without
interruption.
The VDSL2 supports auto detection transmission rate that operates in a different band allocation and results in a
different upstream and downstream bandwidth. Owing to a different telephone line quality, cross talk or extension
distance may affect actual achievable speed; you can configure individual port in built-in management interface for
optimized connectivity.
■ Gigabit TP Interface
10/100/1000BASE-T Copper, RJ45 twisted-pair: Up to 100 meters.
■ 100/1000BASE-X SFP Slots
Each of the SFP (Small Form-factor Pluggable) slots supports dual-speed, 1000BASE-SX/LX or 100BASE-FX
- For 1000BASE-SX/LX SFP transceiver module: From 550 meters (multi-mode fiber) to 10/30/50/70/120
kilometers (single-mode fiber).
- For 100BASE-FX SFP transceiver module: From 2 kilometers (multi-mode fiber) to 20/40/60 kilometers
(single-mode fiber).
■ Console Port
The console port is an RJ45 port connector. It is an interface for connecting a terminal directly. Through the console
port, it provides rich diagnostic information including IP address setting, factory reset, port management, link status and
Figure 2-1-2: VC-820M Switch front panel
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2. INSTALLATION

Figure 2-1-1 to 2-1-2 shows the front panel of the