Getting To Know Your Switch; Introduction; Backbone Application; Figure 1 Backbone Application - ZyXEL Communications ZyXEL Dimension ES-4124 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

The ES-4124 is a stand-alone layer 3 Ethernet switch with 24 10/100Mbps ports, two RJ-45
Gigabit ports for stacking and 2 GbE dual personality interfaces for uplink as well as a console
port and a management port for local management. A dual personality interface includes one
Gigabit port and one slot for a mini-GBIC transceiver (SFP module) with one port active at a
time.
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 Appendix A on page 435

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

ES-4124 User's Guide
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