Hardware Overview; Chapter 2 Hardware Overview; Front Panel; Console Port - ZyXEL Communications MGS3750-28F User Manual

This chapter describes the front panel and rear panel of the Switch and shows you how to make the
hardware connections.

2.1 Front Panel

The following figure shows the front panel of the Switch.
Figure 3 MGS3750-28F Front Panel: AC/DC Model

Console Port

Power Connection
The following table describes the port labels on the front panel.
Table 1 Front Panel Connections
LABEL
Power
Connection
SFP or SFP+
Slots
Four Dual
Personality
Interfaces
Console Port
2.1.1 Console Port
For local management, you can use a computer with terminal emulation software configured to the
following parameters:
Dual Personality Interfaces
DESCRIPTION
Connect an appropriate power supply to this port.
Use SFP or SFP+ transceivers in these slots for fiber-optic or copper connections to a
computer, a hub, a switch or a router. You can also insert a SFP+ Direct Attach Copper
(DAC) in the SFP+ Slot.
Each interface has one 10/100/1000 BASE-T RJ-45 port and one transceiver slot. You can
activate one port or one transceiver slot at a time.
• Four 10/100/1000 BASE-T RJ-45 Ports:
Connect these ports to high-bandwidth backbone network Ethernet switches using 10/
100/1000G BASE-T compatible copper cables.
• Four Transceiver Slots:
Use mini-GBIC or SFP transceivers in these slots for connections to backbone Ethernet
switches.
The console port is for local configuration of the Switch.
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