Console Port; External Backup Power Supply Connector; Figure 14 Rear Panel; Table 2 Rear Panel - ZyXEL Communications ES-3148 Series User Manual

Chapter 3 Hardware Overview

Figure 14 Rear Panel

Console Port

RJ-45 Gigabit Ports for Stacking
The following table describes the ports on the panels.

Table 2 Rear Panel

CONNECTOR
2 100/1000
Mbps RJ-45
Ports
Console Port
Management
Port
External
Backup Power
Supply (BPS)
Power
Receptacle
3.2.1 Console Port
For local management, you can use a computer with terminal emulation software configured
to the following parameters:
• VT100 terminal emulation
• 9600 bps
• No parity, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit
• No flow control
Connect the male 9-pin end of the console cable to the console port of the Switch. Connect the
female end to a serial port (COM1, COM2 or other COM port) of your computer.

3.2.2 External Backup Power Supply Connector

The Switch supports external backup power supply (BPS).
46
External BPS
Management Port
DESCRIPTION
Connect these ports to high-bandwidth backbone network Ethernet switches or use
them to daisy-chain other switches.
Only connect this port if you want to configure the Switch using the command line
interface (CLI) via the console port. See
Connect to a computer using an RJ-45 Ethernet cable for local configuration of the
switch.
Connect this to an external BPS. See
Connect this to an appropriate power supply. See
Power Receptacle
Section 3.2.1 on page 46.
Section 3.2.2 on page 46.
Section 3.2.3 on page
ES-3148 User's Guide
47.